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Simultaneous Laryngopharyngeal and Conventional Esophageal pH Monitoring
Published on: December 14, 2020
[Correlation between laryngoscopic examination and the gastroesophagial reflux in dysphonic patient]
M Welby-Gieusse1, V Woisard, M Calas
1Hôpital Larrey, Service d'Oto-Rhino-Laryngologie et Chirurgie Cervico-Faciale, TSA 30030, 31059 Toulouse 09, France.
Objectives:
The gastro-esophageal reflux disease is responsible of oto-rhino-laryngological symptoms included dysphonia. We studied the relationship between reflux disease and dysphonia. The research for the prevalence of reflux disease, in a dysphonic population, has been performed by a clinical and laryngoscopic survey.
Methods:
175 patients were included prospectively. Each patient replies to the questionnaire and see the physician to do a laryngoscopic examination during the same time. A physician jury sees all videos to determine gastro-oesophagial reflux disease laryngoscopic signs.
Results:
Statistically significant correlations were found for vocal oedema and posterior hypertrophia in relation with reflux.
Conclusion:
We have pointed out that laryngoscopy is not an adequate diagnosis tool, because it is operator dependant. Nevertheless the diagnosis of gastro-esophageal reflux disease, regarding the vocal symptoms, is proposed when associated with clinic reflux signs (pyrosis).
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