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The coexistence of gastroesophageal reflux (GER) and respiratory diseases has led us to raise three questions : 1) how frequent is GER in patients with chronic bronchitis?, 2) is the respiratory function in patients with chronic bronchitis different when they have a GER and when they do not?, 3) is the GER different in patients with chronic bronchitis and in subjects not suffering with chronic bronchitis? The study of esophageal pH after a test meal showed there was a GER in 29 out of the 47 patients studied. The measurements of lung volume, air flow, pulmonary compliance, as well as the alveolo-capillary transfer of carbon monoxide, showed that there was no difference in the lung function of bronchitics whether they had a reflux or not. On the other hand, refluxes are less frequent but longer in patients having bronchitis and a GER, than in those having a GER but not having bronchitis. This must be linked to a low esophageal clearance which could be related to the attack of bronchitis. Only a well carried out prospective study of the treatment of GER in patients will reveal if the reflux increases bronchitic symptoms.
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