Abstract:a b s t r a c tBackground: Persistent symptoms of reflux esophagitis (RE) trigger two choices in management: repeating endoscopy and prolonging proton pump inhibitor (PPI) treatment. The main purpose of this study was to evaluate the clinical outcomes between the two approaches in older patients with mild RE. Methods: Data of a retrospective cohort from 6702 endoscopies done in a tertiary medical center in Taiwan were obtained. In total, 1059 patients (mean age ¼ 52.9 AE 16.7 years, 56.0% men) with first-ever … Show more
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