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SUBACUTE EROSIVE (PEPTIC) ESOPHAGITIS: Clinical Study of One Hundred Cases

SUBACUTE EROSIVE (PEPTIC) ESOPHAGITIS: Clinical Study of One Hundred Cases Abstract IT IS NOT surprising that there has been increasing awareness of the frequency of esophagitis with the internist's adoption of diagnostic esophagoscopy as his own procedure. Detection of esophagitis by "medical esophagoscopy," a technique which has become as simple and safe as gastroscopy, has helped explain for him the cause of several puzzling chest and upper abdominal problems, such as certain bizarre "cardiac" symptoms, some cases of hematemesis, dysphagia of the puerperium, and unexpectedly severe symptoms associated with hiatus hernia. Classification of esophagitis is made difficult by the fact that, like other organs, the esophagus has its own established pattern of reacting to adverse influence, and the specific nature of the influence is not the main factor controlling tissue response. The result is that objective findings may be quite similar among patients with varying clinical pictures. The present communication deals with subacute erosive esophagitis, also known as "peptic" and "regurgitant" References 1. References 3-13. 2. Palmer, E. D.: Physical Examination of the Esophagus , Am. J. Digest. Dis. 19:309, 1952.Crossref 3. Scott, N. M., Jr., and Deutsch, D. L.: Esophagitis and Its Complications Associated with Pregnancy, to be published. 4. van Aken, H.: Stenoserende peptische oesophagitis , Nederl. tidschr. geneesk. 94:944, 1950. 5. Allison, P. R.: Reflux Esophagitis, Sliding Hiatal Hernia, and the Anatomy of Repair , Surg., Gynec. & Obst. 92:419, 1951. 6. Beaconsfield, P.: Reflux Esophagitis: Its Diagnosis and Treatment , Gastroenterology 24:369, 1953. 7. References 4-6, 10, and 13. 8. Benedict, E. B., and Sweet, R. H.: Benign Stricture of the Esophagus, with Special Reference to Esophagitis, Hiatus Hernia, Esophageal Ulcer, and Duodenal Ulcer , Gastroenterology 11:618, 1948. 9. Butt, H. R., and Vinson, P. P.: Esophagitis: I. Anatomy and Physiology and a Review of the Literature , Arch. Otolaryng. 23:391, 1936. 10. Harman, J. B.: Oesophagitis , Brit. M. J. 1:941, 1952. 11. Hoover, W. B.: Esophagitis: A Clinical Evaluation , Ann. Otol. Rhin. & Laryng. 61:1148. 1952 12. Nissen, R.. Die chirurgisch-klinische Bedeutung der Reflux-Oesophagitis , Thoraxchirurgie 1:199, 1953. 13. von Ronnen, J. R., and Fesevur, H. J.. Gastro-oesophageale regurgitatie , Nederl. tidschr geneesk. 97:1380, 1953. 14. Suiffet, W.; Musso, R., and Peyrallo, R.: Hernia por deslizamiento del hiatus esofagico: Esofagitis por reflujo , Arch. urug. med. 41: 325, 1952. 15. Winkelstein, A.: Peptic Esophagitis: A New Clinical Entity , J. A. M. A. 104:906, 1935. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png A.M.A. Archives of Internal Medicine American Medical Association

SUBACUTE EROSIVE (PEPTIC) ESOPHAGITIS: Clinical Study of One Hundred Cases

A.M.A. Archives of Internal Medicine , Volume 94 (3) – Sep 1, 1954

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Abstract IT IS NOT surprising that there has been increasing awareness of the frequency of esophagitis with the internist's adoption of diagnostic esophagoscopy as his own procedure. Detection of esophagitis by "medical esophagoscopy," a technique which has become as simple and safe as gastroscopy, has helped explain for him the cause of several puzzling chest and upper abdominal problems, such as certain bizarre "cardiac" symptoms, some cases of hematemesis, dysphagia of the puerperium, and unexpectedly severe symptoms associated with hiatus hernia. Classification of esophagitis is made difficult by the fact that, like other organs, the esophagus has its own established pattern of reacting to adverse influence, and the specific nature of the influence is not the main factor controlling tissue response. The result is that objective findings may be quite similar among patients with varying clinical pictures. The present communication deals with subacute erosive esophagitis, also known as "peptic" and "regurgitant" References 1. References 3-13. 2. Palmer, E. D.: Physical Examination of the Esophagus , Am. J. Digest. Dis. 19:309, 1952.Crossref 3. Scott, N. M., Jr., and Deutsch, D. L.: Esophagitis and Its Complications Associated with Pregnancy, to be published. 4. van Aken, H.: Stenoserende peptische oesophagitis , Nederl. tidschr. geneesk. 94:944, 1950. 5. Allison, P. R.: Reflux Esophagitis, Sliding Hiatal Hernia, and the Anatomy of Repair , Surg., Gynec. & Obst. 92:419, 1951. 6. Beaconsfield, P.: Reflux Esophagitis: Its Diagnosis and Treatment , Gastroenterology 24:369, 1953. 7. References 4-6, 10, and 13. 8. Benedict, E. B., and Sweet, R. H.: Benign Stricture of the Esophagus, with Special Reference to Esophagitis, Hiatus Hernia, Esophageal Ulcer, and Duodenal Ulcer , Gastroenterology 11:618, 1948. 9. Butt, H. R., and Vinson, P. P.: Esophagitis: I. Anatomy and Physiology and a Review of the Literature , Arch. Otolaryng. 23:391, 1936. 10. Harman, J. B.: Oesophagitis , Brit. M. J. 1:941, 1952. 11. Hoover, W. B.: Esophagitis: A Clinical Evaluation , Ann. Otol. Rhin. & Laryng. 61:1148. 1952 12. Nissen, R.. Die chirurgisch-klinische Bedeutung der Reflux-Oesophagitis , Thoraxchirurgie 1:199, 1953. 13. von Ronnen, J. R., and Fesevur, H. J.. Gastro-oesophageale regurgitatie , Nederl. tidschr geneesk. 97:1380, 1953. 14. Suiffet, W.; Musso, R., and Peyrallo, R.: Hernia por deslizamiento del hiatus esofagico: Esofagitis por reflujo , Arch. urug. med. 41: 325, 1952. 15. Winkelstein, A.: Peptic Esophagitis: A New Clinical Entity , J. A. M. A. 104:906, 1935.

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