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KMID : 1188320130070030290
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Gut and Liver
2013 Volume.7 No. 3 p.290 ~ p.294
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Management of Asymptomatic Erosive Esophagitis: An E-Mail Survey of Physician’s Opinions
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Lim Seong-Woo
Lee Jun-Haeng
Kim Jie-Hyun
Kim Jeong-Hwan
Kim Heung-Up
Jeon Seong-Woo
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Abstract
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Background/Aims:The management of asymptomatic erosive esophagitis is controversial. We surveyed physicians’ opinions on asymptomatic erosive esophagitis using e-mail.
Methods:All members of the Korean Society of Neurogastro-enterology and Motility were invited to answer the questionnaire on the treatment and follow-up of patients with asymptomatic erosive esophagitis by e-mail.
Results:A total of 73 members answered the questionnaire (response rate, 18%). As initial management, 41% of respondents chose pharmacologic treatment, whereas 59% chose nonpharmacologic treatment. In the case of pharmacologic treatment, proton pump inhibitors were the preferred medication. The most common treatment duration was 4 weeks (43%), followed by 8 weeks (38%), and 6 months (11%). Sixty-two percent of the respondents recommended follow-up endoscopy annually, whereas 29% chose no endoscopic follow-up. Thirty-four percent of the respondents answered that they would talk about reflux-related sleep disturbances. Only 25% of the respondents explained the possibility of Barrett’s esophagus or esophageal adenocarcinoma to their patients.
Conclusions:There are substantial practice variations in the management of asymptomatic erosive esophagitis in Korea.
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KEYWORD
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Esophagitis, Endoscopy, Asymptomatic diseases, Therapeutics
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