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ArticleSaudi journal of gastroenterology : official journal of the Saudi Gastroenterology Association

Correlation of narrow band imaging endoscopy and histopathology in the diagnosis of nonerosive reflux disease.

P Arul, B Vinoth, Thomas Alexander, Manjiri Phansalkar, Somanath Padhi

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Article in Saudi journal of gastroenterology : official journal of the Saudi Gastroenterology Association. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Review
  2. Advances in the Diagnosis and Treatment of GERD: New Tricks for an Old Disease.Current treatment options in gastroenterology · 2019
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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

P ArulDepartment of Pathology, Dhanalakshmi Srinivasan Medical College and Hospital, Siruvachur, Perambalur, Tamil Nadu, India.
B Vinoth
Thomas Alexander
Manjiri Phansalkar
Somanath Padhi
Creative Commons · USPondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences · INDhanalakshmi Srinivasan Group of Institutions · IN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

unlabelledBackground /Aim: Narrow band imaging (NBI) is a novel, innovative high-resolution endoscopic technique, which utilizes spectral narrow band filter for the visualization of mucosal patterns and microvasculature. Nonerosive reflux disease (NERD) is a type of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and it is characterized by reflux symptoms without mucosal breaks on white light endoscopy (WLE). Biopsies from distal esophagus of GERD patients show group of histologic features such as basal cell hyperplasia, elongation of lamina propria papillae, and inflammatory cells. The present study was undertaken to evaluate diagnostic utility of NBI endoscopy and biopsy study in NERD patients and also to correlate NBI endoscopy findings with histologic features of GERD. PATIENTS AND

methodsA total of 71 cases of NERD having symptom score more than 10 and those not having erosion on WLE were recruited prospectively and underwent NBI endoscopic examination. Two mucosal biopsies were taken at 3 cm above the squamocolumnar junction.

resultsHistologic features of GERD were seen in 50 (70.4%) out of 71 cases. No significant correlation between NBI endoscopic findings with histologic features of GERD was found.

conclusionThe present study showed that histopathologic evaluation of distal esophageal mucosa has promising diagnostic value over NBI endoscopy in NERD patients. Use of newly introduced NBI technique requires tremendous familiarity for the detection of the cases of NERD, which show histologic features of GERD.

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AdolescentAdultBiopsyEndoscopy, Digestive SystemEsophagusFemaleGastroesophageal RefluxHumansIndiaMaleMiddle AgedMucous MembraneNarrow Band ImagingPrevalenceProspective StudiesSmoking

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