Open AccessStudy of respiratory disorders in endoscopically negative and positive gastroesophageal reflux disease
Author(s) -
Maha M Maher,
Atef M. Darwish
Publication year - 2010
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 - 10.4103/1319-3767.61233
Subject(s) - medicine , nerd , gerd , reflux , gastroenterology , heartburn , respiratory system , body mass index , overweight , pulmonary function testing , asthma , disease , esophageal ph monitoring
The relation between respiratory disorders and reflux symptoms has been debated since the beginning of the last century and the interest in this question has increased during the last few decades. This study aims to investigate the relation between specified respiratory disorders and reflux symptoms and examine the correlations between respiratory disorders and endoscopic findings in patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease.