Open AccessPrevalence of gastroesophageal reflux disease and its association with Helicobacter pylori infection in chronic renal failure patients and in renal transplant recipients
Author(s) -
Ibrahiem Saeed Abdul-Rahman,
Abdulaziz AlQuorain
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
the saudi journal of gastroenterology/saudi journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.608
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 1998-4049
pISSN - 1319-3767
DOI - 10.4103/1319-3767.41741
Subject(s) - medicine , reflux , gastroenterology , helicobacter pylori , renal transplant , disease , helicobacter pylori infection , chronic renal failure , transplantation
The prevalence of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) in chronic renal failure patients and in renal transplant recipients (RTR) has been a subject of discussion in the last few years. Our aims are to clarify this association and its relation to Helicobacter pylori infection, and also to identify possible pathogenic factors in the development of this disease in both groups.