The impact of body mass index on the application of on-demand therapy for Los Angeles grades A and B reflux esophagitis.

BS, Sheu; HC, Cheng; WL, Chang; WY, Chen; AW, Kao

doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2007.01468.x

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The impact of body mass index on the application of on-demand therapy for Los Angeles grades A and B reflux esophagitis.

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Sheu BS

Cheng HC

Chang WL

Abstract

Background and aims Patients with Los Angeles grade A or B reflux esophagitis (RE-AB) can potentially be switched from active-phase therapy to on-demand esomeprazole as maintenance therapy. Body mass index (BMI) correlates significantly with reflux symptoms. We investigated whether BMI affects the e...

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