1993 Volume 42 Pages 63-66
When reflux esophagitis is discussed, esophagitis which persists for long time is usual. However there is superficial esophagitis of short duration by transient reflux of the gastric content. We collected 23 cases of this type observed by endoscopy.
The cause of reflux was pyloric stenosis by acute duodenal ulcer in 15 cases, vigorous vomiting of acute gastric mucosal lesion in 5 cases, of alcoholic intoxication in 3 cases. There are 21 males and 2 females and the range of their ages 26 to 76 years.
Their endoscopic findings were diffuse redness, erosion and hemorrhage at the distal part of the esophagus and these changes disappeared rapidly after the cause of the reflux was removed. We propose to name this pathology as acute reflux esophagitis.
