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The latest information on GERD and peptic ulcers — summaries and comments on acid reflux, esophagitis, H. pylori, proton-pump inhibitors, and more — drawn from across our specialties. Sign up now for monthly e-mail alerts on new content.

SUMMARY AND COMMENT

Bleeding Peptic Ulcers and End-Stage Renal Disease

Among patients with bleeding ulcers, those with ESRD had higher risk for rebleeding than did those with chronic kidney disease or normal renal function.

SUMMARY AND COMMENT

Which Treatment Is Better for GERD?Free

Compared with medical therapy, surgery was associated with higher rates of continuous remission, but the results are questionable.

SUMMARY AND COMMENT

Barrett Esophagus and Neoplasia

Use of proton-pump inhibitors was associated with diminished risk for high-grade dysplasia or esophageal adenocarcinoma.

SUMMARY AND COMMENT

Low-Dose Aspirin Therapy After Peptic Ulcer Bleeding

Mortality risk was diminished in patients receiving low-dose aspirin for vascular disease.

SUMMARY AND COMMENT

A New Rapid Urease Test for H. pylori

Test sensitivity at 5 minutes was 94.5%.

SUMMARY AND COMMENT

Proton-Pump Inhibitors and Fundic Gland Polyps

Use of PPIs for >48 months was an independent predictor of FGPs.

SUMMARY AND COMMENT

SSRIs and Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding

A new case-control study confirms that use of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors increases risk for bleeding, but questions remain.

SUMMARY AND COMMENT

Do Proton-Pump Inhibitors Decrease Bone-Mineral Density?

PPI use was not associated with osteoporosis or accelerated bone-mineral density loss. CME

SUMMARY AND COMMENT

Is It Okay for Patients with Peptic Ulcer Bleeding to Continue Low-Dose Aspirin?

For patients at cardiovascular risk, the short-term survival advantage of continuing aspirin therapy outweighed the bleeding risk.

SUMMARY AND COMMENT

Reflux Esophagitis: A Novel Theory

Gastric refluxate might not damage the esophagus directly but rather stimulate secretion of cytokines that mediate esophageal injury.

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