Table 4 Endoscopic findings, clinical symptoms in the pre-operative assessment of the HS and NHS groups
|
Healthy stomach (HS Group) n = 22 |
Non-healthy stomach (NHS Group) n = 43 | |
|---|---|---|
| Endoscopic findings: | ||
| • Hiatal hernia | 4 | 15 |
| • Esophagitis | 4 | 10 |
| • Erosions/erosive gastritis | 3 | 14 |
| • Duodenal polyp | – | 1 |
| Clinical symptoms: | ||
| • Reflux disease (GERD) | 2 | 8 |