The Histological and Immunohistochemical Aspects of Bile Reflux in Patients with Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease

Introduction. The pathogenesis of GERD is strongly related with mixed acid and bile reflux. Benign and malignant esophageal and gastric lesions have been associated with synergetic activity between those parameters. Bile reflux causes reactive gastropathy evaluated with Bile Reflux Index (BRI). The...

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Main Authors: Nakos, Andreas, Kouklakis, Georgios, Pitiakoudis, Michail, Zezos, Petros, Efraimidou, Eleni, Giatromanolaki, Alexandra, Polychronidis, Alexandros, Liratzopoulos, Nikolaos, Sivridis, Efthimios, Simopoulos, Konstantinos
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2011
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3142670/