OBJECTIVE: Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is a proposed risk factor for
developing laryngeal and pharyngeal cancers. No controlled study has examined this …

Introduction Twenty-four-hour multichannel intraluminal impedance with double probe pH
monitoring (MII-pH), though considered the most sensitive tool for the diagnosis of …

Objectives To investigate the existing published evidence supporting the role of
laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR) in the development of the select nonfunctional laryngeal …

• Pathologic evidence of gastroesophageal reflux demonstrated by either Barrett's
esophagus or esophagitis was present in 33% of patients undergoing …

Purpose Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) has been associated with head and neck
cancer (HNC), including laryngeal and pharyngeal anatomical sites. A systematic review …

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the role of oropharyngoesophageal scintigraphy in the diagnostic
approach to patients with laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR). STUDY DESIGN: Forty-one …

Laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR) has been extensively studied in patients with laryngeal
signs and symptoms, gastroesophageal reflux being identified in approximately 50%. Few …

Objectives: To investigate if pepsin is detected, with an activity assay, in the saliva of patients
with a clinical diagnosis of laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR) and can therefore be used as a …

OBJECTIVE:: To investigate the relationship between esophagoscopic findings and total
acid reflux time in the upper esophagus in the patients of laryngopharyngeal reflux disease …

Acid reflux--most often associated with heartburn--may also cause a wide range of
laryngopharyngeal symptoms, including laryngitis and chronic cough. Symptoms of …