Utility of Trans-Abdominal Ultrasonography for Diagnosis of Gastroesophageal Reflux (GERD) Induced by Esophagitis
نویسندگان
1 Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Keck Faculty of Medicine, University of Southern California (USC), Los Angeles, USA
2 Department of Interventional Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Mercer University, Savannah, GA, USA
3 Department of Molecular Imaging and Radionuclide Therapy (MIRT), The Persian Gulf Nuclear Medicine Research Center, The Persian Gulf Biomedical Sciences Research Institute, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, Iran
4 The Persian Gulf Nuclear Medicine Research Center, The Persian Gulf Biomedical Sciences Research Institute, Bushehr, Iran
5 Cancer Research Center, Razavi Hospital, Imam Reza International University, Mashhad, Iran
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چکیده
Background: Gastroesophageal reflux disease is one of the most common diseases in adults. Ultrasonography (US) is a noninvasive and reliable diagnostic tool for the disease at least in infants but the diagnostic value in adults has not been evaluated well.Methods: A total of 72 patients complaining form gastroesophageal reflux disease symptoms who have undergone upper endoscopy were recruited for this study. In abdominal sonography, the following variables were measured or observed: esophageal wall thickness at gastroesophageal junction, AP diameter of esophagus at hiatus and gastroesophageal junction, abdominal esophagus length, funnel shape esophagus and presence of reflux after drinking a glass of water.Results: Among all variables, only the presence of reflux in sonography was significantly related to the positive endoscopic findings with a sensitivity of 45% and specificity of 86%. Conclusion: Sonography can predict induced esophagitis by gastroesophageal reflux disease induced.
