Improvement of gastroesophageal reflux disease in Japanese patients with spinal kyphotic deformity who underwent surgical spinal correction

ConclusionSurgical spinal correction in kyphosis patients improves not only kyphotic deformity‐related disorders but also esophageal mucosal injury, abnormal acid reflux, and reflux‐related symptoms.

Source: Digestive Endoscopy - September 30, 2015 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Mitsushige Sugimoto, Tomohiko Hasegawa, Masafumi Nishino, Shu Sahara, Takahiro Uotani, Hitomi Ichikawa, Takuma Kagami, Ken Sugimoto, Yu Yamato, Daisuke Togawa, Sho Kobayashi, Hironobu Hoshino, Yukihiro Matsuyama, Takahisa Furuta Tags: Original Article Source Type: research