Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is one of the most frequent gastrointestinal
disorders. Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) are effective in healing lesions and improving …

A significant percentage of patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) will not
respond to proton pump inhibitor (PPI) therapy. The causes of PPI-refractory GERD are …

Objectives/Hypothesis To develop and validate the Reflux Symptom Score (RSS), a self‐
administered patient‐reported outcome questionnaire for patients with laryngopharyngeal …

Background & Aims Based on results from year 2 of a 5-year trial, in 2012 the US Food and
Drug Administration approved the use of a magnetic device to augment lower esophageal …

Abstract Objective/Hypothesis: Laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR) is thought to be a significant
risk factor for laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma (SCC), but causality has never been …

Systemic sclerosis is an autoimmune chronic disease characterised by microvascular,
muscular and immunologic abnormalities that lead to progressive and systemic deposition …

Laryngopharyngeal reflux is defined as the reflux of gastric content into larynx and pharynx.
A large number of data suggest the growing prevalence of laryngopharyngeal symptoms in …

Objectives The primary end point of this study was to evaluate the impact of bile acids on
severity of laryngo‐pharyngeal reflux (LPR) and the possible correlation with esophagitis …

Background Laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR) can induce laryngeal hyper-responsiveness, a
unifying feature underlying chronic cough and vocal cord dysfunction. The diagnosis of LPR …

A wide variety of pieces of evidence has suggested that obesity is associated with a
significant increase in the risk for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) symptoms and …