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Acid Reflux Disease

Researchers at Kurume University have published new data on acid reflux disease

Published in Telemedicine Law Weekly, March 13th, 2010

"The quality of life in patients who have undergone surgery for esophageal cancer is frequently disturbed by postoperative gastroesophageal reflux disease or pharyngolaryngeal reflux disease. Recently, there have been many reports on gastroesophageal reflux disease after esophagectomy, and only a few on pharyngolaryngeal reflux disease," scientists in Fukuoka, Japan report.

"There is not yet any convenient endoscopic classification of reflux pharyngolaryngitis. We designed a new classification for reflux pharyngolaryngitis based on endoscopic findings. Our new classification consists of the five grades from 0 to IV based on (i) the extent and severity of erythema and/or...

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