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01.05.2010 | Original Article
Gastric Hyposecretion in Esophageal Squamous-Cell Carcinomas
verfasst von:
K. Iijima, T. Koike, Y. Abe, H. Yamagishi, N. Ara, K. Asanuma, K. Uno, A. Imatani, N. Nakaya, S. Ohara, T. Shimosegawa
Erschienen in:
Digestive Diseases and Sciences
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Ausgabe 5/2010
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Abstract
Recently, gastric fundic atrophy is reported to be an independent risk factor for esophageal squamous-cell carcinoma (ESCC). The aim of this study is to investigate the acid secretory level in ESCC in a case-control study. From April 2004 to March 2008, 100 consecutive subjects with early ESCC and 100 age- and sex-matched asymptomatic controls were prospectively enrolled. Gastrin-stimulated acid output was assessed by endoscopic gastrin test. Conditional regression analyses were used to adjust for other potential confounders. Multivariate analyses revealed a strong association between profound hypochlorhydria and ESCC with odds ratio (95% confidence interval): 6.0 (1.9–18.4). The association remained significant after adjusting for the effect of gastric atrophy as a covariate. The association became stronger as the ESCC developed more distal site of the esophagus. This study indicates that profound hypochlorhydria is a strong independent risk factor for ESCC even after adjusting for the influence of gastric atrophy.