PMID- 38252140 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20240301 LR - 20240301 IS - 1435-5922 (Electronic) IS - 0944-1174 (Linking) VI - 59 IP - 3 DP - 2024 Mar TI - Prevalence and risk factors for medication-refractory reflux esophagitis in patients with systemic sclerosis in Japan. PG - 179-186 LID - 10.1007/s00535-024-02076-0 [doi] AB - BACKGROUNDS: Patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc) often have esophageal motility abnormalities and weak esophago-gastric junction (EGJ) barrier function, which causes proton pump inhibitor (PPI)-refractory reflux esophagitis (RE). The aims of this study were to clarify the current management of RE and prevalence and risk factors of medication-refractory RE in patients with SSc in Japan. METHODS: A total of 188 consecutive patients with SSc who underwent both esophageal high-resolution manometry (HRM) and esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) were reviewed. The presence of RE and grades of the gastroesophageal flap valve (GEFV) were assessed. Esophageal motility was assessed retrospectively according to the Chicago classification v3.0. When RE was seen on a standard dose of PPI or any dose of vonoprazan (VPZ), it was defined as medication-refractory RE. RESULTS: Approximately 80% of patients received maintenance therapy with acid secretion inhibitors regardless of esophageal motility abnormalities. Approximately 50% of patients received maintenance therapy with PPI, and approximately 30% of patients received VPZ. Medication-refractory RE was observed in 30 patients (16.0%). In multivariable analyses, the number of EGD and absent contractility were significant risk factors for medication-refractory RE. Furthermore, combined absent contractility and GEFV grade III or IV had higher odds ratios than did absent contractility alone. CONCLUSIONS: Patients with persistent reflux symptoms and those with absent contractility and GEFV grade III or IV should receive maintenance therapy with strong acid inhibition to prevent medication-refractory RE. CI - (c) 2024. Japanese Society of Gastroenterology. FAU - Kuribayashi, Shiko AU - Kuribayashi S AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-5067-552X AD - Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, 3-39-15 Showa-Machi Maebashi, Gunma, 371-8511, Japan. shikokuri@gunma-u.ac.jp. FAU - Nakamura, Fumihiko AU - Nakamura F AD - Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, 3-39-15 Showa-Machi Maebashi, Gunma, 371-8511, Japan. FAU - Motegi, Sei-Ichiro AU - Motegi SI AD - Department of Dermatology, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Maebashi, Gunma, Japan. FAU - Hara, Kenichiro AU - Hara K AD - Department of Allergy and Respiratory Medicine, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Maebashi, Gunma, Japan. FAU - Hosaka, Hiroko AU - Hosaka H AD - Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, 3-39-15 Showa-Machi Maebashi, Gunma, 371-8511, Japan. FAU - Sekiguchi, Akiko AU - Sekiguchi A AD - Department of Dermatology, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Maebashi, Gunma, Japan. FAU - Ishikawa, Mai AU - Ishikawa M AD - Department of Dermatology, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Maebashi, Gunma, Japan. FAU - Endo, Yukie AU - Endo Y AD - Department of Dermatology, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Maebashi, Gunma, Japan. FAU - Harada, Tomonari AU - Harada T AD - Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Maebashi, Gunma, Japan. FAU - Sorimachi, Hidemi AU - Sorimachi H AD - Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Maebashi, Gunma, Japan. FAU - Obokata, Masaru AU - Obokata M AD - Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Maebashi, Gunma, Japan. FAU - Uchida, Mitsuo AU - Uchida M AD - Department of Public Health, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Maebashi, Gunma, Japan. FAU - Yamaguchi, Koichi AU - Yamaguchi K AD - Department of Allergy and Respiratory Medicine, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Maebashi, Gunma, Japan. FAU - Uraoka, Toshio AU - Uraoka T AD - Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, 3-39-15 Showa-Machi Maebashi, Gunma, 371-8511, Japan. LA - eng GR - JP18K15772/Japan Society for the Promotion of Science/ PT - Journal Article DEP - 20240122 PL - Japan TA - J Gastroenterol JT - Journal of gastroenterology JID - 9430794 RN - 0 (1-(5-(2-fluorophenyl)-1-(pyridin-3-ylsulfonyl)-1H-pyrrol-3-yl)-N-methylmethanamine) RN - 0 (Proton Pump Inhibitors) RN - 0 (Pyrroles) RN - 0 (Sulfonamides) SB - IM MH - Humans MH - *Esophagitis, Peptic/drug therapy/epidemiology/etiology MH - Japan/epidemiology MH - Prevalence MH - Retrospective Studies MH - Risk Factors MH - *Scleroderma, Systemic/complications/drug therapy MH - Proton Pump Inhibitors MH - Manometry MH - *Pyrroles MH - *Sulfonamides OTO - NOTNLM OT - Esophageal motility abnormalities OT - Proton pump inhibitor OT - Reflux esophagitis OT - Systemic sclerosis OT - Vonoprazan EDAT- 2024/01/22 12:43 MHDA- 2024/03/01 06:45 CRDT- 2024/01/22 11:04 PHST- 2023/05/24 00:00 [received] PHST- 2024/01/02 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2024/03/01 06:45 [medline] PHST- 2024/01/22 12:43 [pubmed] PHST- 2024/01/22 11:04 [entrez] AID - 10.1007/s00535-024-02076-0 [pii] AID - 10.1007/s00535-024-02076-0 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Gastroenterol. 2024 Mar;59(3):179-186. doi: 10.1007/s00535-024-02076-0. Epub 2024 Jan 22.