A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF THE CLINICO-ENDOSCOPIC PICTURE OF GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX DISEASE AND THE MENTAL STATE OF PATIENTS

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Abstract

Scientific work is based on the results of clinical, instrumental, endoscopic, neuropsychological (VAS and SAN questionnaires) and laboratory examination of 57 patients aged 18 to 69 years with gastroesophageal reflux disease (31 men and 26 women). According to the results, patients with negative endoscopic and catarrhal reflux esophagitis scored lower on the VAS and SAN questionnaires than patients with erosive reflux esophagitis.

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reflux, esophagitis, mental state, esophagus.