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Prevalence of non-erosive reflux disease in Pondok Indah Hospital: a preliminary study
1Gastroenterology/Endoscopy Division, Pondok Indah Hospital, Jakarta.
Aim:
To investigate the prevalence of NERD in Pondok Indah Hospital and its proportion in dyspepsia and GERD patients.
Methods:
This pre-eliminary study aimed to investigate the prevalence of NERD in Pondok Indah Hospital and its proportion with the term of traditional dyspepsia.
Results:
475 medical records of patients who underwent endoscopic procedure in Pondok Indah Hospital in April 2002 - July 2003 had been re-evaluated. Patients aged between 9 - 86 years old (median age of 42), and half of the patients were male (50.5%). Diagnosis at entry was dyspepsia or gastritis (70.5%), while GERD only accounted for 4.8%. Endoscopic results revealed most of patients (55.5%) had mild lesion (non-ulcer). Of 154 patients with GERD, 123 patients (80%) only showed hyperemic mucosa and the other 4 (2.6%) without any abnormalities. Thus, total NERD patients were 127 (26.7%).
Conclusion:
Prevalence of NERD in patients with dyspepsia who underwent endoscopic procedure was 26.7%. This finding supports the fact that NERD is a single disease entity different from dyspepsia. Further study is needed to investigate prevalence of NERD in general population, its risk factors and appropriate management.
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