Clinical Study
Esophageal Involvement in Scleroderma: Clinical, Endoscopic, and Manometric Features
Table 2
Factors linked with presence or not of reflux esophagitis.
| Reflux esophagitis | | Presence () | Absence () | |
| Limited /diffuse form | 58/15 | 100/21 | 0.57 | Duration of the disease (years) | 6.9 ± 6.9 | 6.6 ± 7.6 | 0.57 | Esophageal symptoms | 60 (82.2%) | 58 (47.9%) | <0.001 | EMDs | 70 (95.9%) | 87 (71.9%) | <0.001 |
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EMDs: esophageal motor disorders.
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