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Pathophysiology of gastroesophageal reflux disease
Nicholas E. Diamant
GI Motility online (2006)
doi:10.1038/gimo21
Figure 1
A simple overview of the pathogenesis of gastroesophageal reflux disease.
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Figure 2
Gastroesophageal reflux disease initiates a vicious cycle of increasing esophageal acid exposure.
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Figure 3
The odds ratio (95% confidence intervals) for prevalence of H. pylori in patients with esophagitis in North America24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30 and the Far East.19, 20, 21, 22, 23
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Figure 5
Body position and gastroesophageal reflux causing mucosal injury.
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Figure 6
The phrenoesophageal ligament at the gastroesophageal junction in normal and hiatal hernia.
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Figure 7
Attachment of phrenoesophageal ligand to lower esophageal sphincter.
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Figure 8
Duration (% time) of esophageal pH <4 in control subjects and patients with increasing severity of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).
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Table 1
Factors important to the development of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
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