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Ann Thorac Surg 2006;82:1570
© 2006 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Correspondence

Prevalence of Delayed Gastric Emptying and Gastroesophageal Reflux in Patients With End-Stage Lung Disease

Matthew P. Sweet, MD, Charles Hoopes, MD, Jeffrey Golden, MD, Steven Hays, MD, Lorriana Leard, MD, Marco Patti, MD

Departments of Surgery and Pulmonary Medicine, University of California San Francisco, 513 Parnassus, S-321, San Francisco, CA 94143

(Email: mswe04@yahoo.com).

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To the Editor:

We read with interest D'Ovidio and colleagues' [1] article describing the prevalence of reflux disease in the patients referred for lung transplantation at the University of Toronto. The pathogenesis of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) in patients with end-stage lung disease remains unclear. Whether this is primarily an esophageal process, a gastric process, or a consequence of thoracoabdominal pressure gradients has yet to be . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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