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Simultaneous Laryngopharyngeal and Conventional Esophageal pH Monitoring
Published on: December 14, 2020
Helicobacter pylori, laryngopharyngeal reflux and chronic tonsillitis
Jerome R Lechien1, Alberto M Saibene2, Miguel Mayo-Yanez3
1Department of Otolaryngology, Elsan Polyclinic of Poitiers, Poitiers, France; Department of Human Anatomy and Experimental Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, UMONS Research Institute for Health Sciences and Technology, University of Mons (UMons), Mons, Belgium; Division of Laryngology & Broncho-esophagology, EpiCURA Hospital, Baudour, Belgium; Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Foch Hospital, School of Medicine, UFR Simone Veil, Université Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines (Paris Saclay University), Paris, France.
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