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ArticleGut and liver2013

Management of Asymptomatic Erosive Esophagitis: An E-Mail Survey of Physician's Opinions.

Seong Woo Lim, Jun Haeng Lee, Jie-Hyun Kim, Jeong Hwan Kim, Heung Up Kim, Seong Woo Jeon

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Article in Gut and liver, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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Seong Woo LimDepartment of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Jun Haeng Lee
Jie-Hyun Kim
Jeong Hwan Kim
Heung Up Kim
Seong Woo Jeon

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Abstract

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aimsThe management of asymptomatic erosive esophagitis is controversial. We surveyed physicians' opinions on asymptomatic erosive esophagitis using e-mail.

methodsAll members of the Korean Society of Neurogastro-enterology and Motility were invited to answer the questionnaire on the treatment and follow-up of patients with asymptomatic erosive esophagitis by e-mail.

resultsA total of 73 members answered the questionnaire (response rate, 18%). As initial management, 41% of respondents chose pharmacologic treatment, whereas 59% chose nonpharmacologic treatment. In the case of pharmacologic treatment, proton pump inhibitors were the preferred medication. The most common treatment duration was 4 weeks (43%), followed by 8 weeks (38%), and 6 months (11%). Sixty-two percent of the respondents recommended follow-up endoscopy annually, whereas 29% chose no endoscopic follow-up. Thirty-four percent of the respondents answered that they would talk about reflux-related sleep disturbances. Only 25% of the respondents explained the possibility of Barrett's esophagus or esophageal adenocarcinoma to their patients.

conclusionsThere are substantial practice variations in the management of asymptomatic erosive esophagitis in Korea.

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Asymptomatic diseasesEndoscopyEsophagitisTherapeutics

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PMID23710309
PMCPMC3661960

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