Objective To investigate the correlation between mucosal healing after treatment and prognosis of ulcerative colitis (UC).Methods UC patients who were remitted after treatment (n =82) were divided into MH group(A:DA1,0-1 ; Geboes,0-1) and non-MH group (B:DAI,0-1 ; Geboes,2-5) according to the assessment and were followed up for 2 years.The baseline characteristics,histological parameters,serologic indices (albumin,ESR,CRP,ANCA,IL-1 β,IL-6 and IL-15) at 0,12,24 months or recurrence and hospitalization,colon surgery,colon cancer were recorded.The correlation between mucosal healing and prognosis were assessed.Results There were no significant differences between group A and B in recurrence rate and recurrence time(P ＞ 0.05).The multivariate Cox regression analysis showed that gender (female),past recurrence,pANCA and basal plasmacytosis were independent risk factors for recurrence of UC (P ＜ 0.05).The rehospitalization rate [27.5％ (group A) VS 44.1％ (group B) ; P =0.018 ; OR=2.24,95％CI (1.11-3.98)] and colectomy rate [0％ (group A) VS 17.6％ (group B); P=0.035; OR =5.43,95％ CI (2.14-7.64)] between groups have significant differences,however,rates of cancer [0％ (group A) VS 2.7％ (group B) ; P=0.643; OR =3.43,95％CI (0.14-7.64)] were not significantly different.Conclusion Mucosal healing after treatment is associated with UC prognosis.

Objective To analyse the clinical features of patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease(GERD)who had scores＜12 using reflux diagnostic questionnaires(RDQ).Methods A comparative and retrospective study was carried out in 148 GERD patients.Among whom 22 patients had low RDQ score(＜12)and 126 patients had high RDQ score(≥12).The differences in heart burn,substantial chest pain,regurgitation,severity and frequency of food reflux between two groups were compared.Nevertheless,the atypical symptoms such as chest distress.abnormal sensation of regurgitation or food reflux was significantly lower in patients with RDQ＜12 than those with RDQ≥accounted for 60.28%of the total RDQ score,whereas the heart burn,regurgitation and food reflux atypical symptom of chest distress was found in 13 patients(59.09%),abnormal sensation of throat in 8 patients(36.36%).cough and asthma in 3 patients(13.63%),headache in 5 patients(22.72%),belching in 9 patients(40.90%),aypnia in 8 patients(36.36%),and anxiety in 6 patients(27.27%).Conclusion RDQ is insensitive to those who have chest pain with no obvious symptom of heart burn,regurgitation or food reflux as well as those with atypical symptom beyond the RDQ.

Objective To investigate the endoscopic prevalence of erosive esophagitis (EE) among 13 hospitals in Guangdong province of China. Methods Retrospectively reviewed all the cases (63459 cases) that received oesophagogastrodeuodenoscopy in 13 main hospitals in Guangdong province of China in 2003. Los Angeles criteria for classification of erosive esophagitis were employed as the basis of analysis. Results One thousand two hundreds and sixty-three patients (age range 3-90yr, mean 50. 2 ?17. 1 ) were found to have EE. The overall prevalence of EE was 1. 99% (1263/63459). The prevalence of EE in A, B, C, and D grade were 0. 94% , 0. 69% , 0. 21% and 0. 14% respectively. Age correlated positively on endoscopic grading of EE (F=22. 932, P