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Chang Woo Lee1, Tabi Unsworth-White1, Roanna Norman1
1Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust, Poole, UK.
Objective:
Efficacy of gastric inlet patch (GIP) ablation using argon plasma coagulation (APC) for patients presenting with persistent throat symptoms was evaluated.
Methods:
Retrospective observational study from a single university hospital. Consecutive patients who had GIP ablation for persistent throat symptoms between 01/10/2018-31/10/2023 were reviewed and patients who met all of the set inclusion and exclusion criteria were included in this study for analysis.
Results:
50% (n = 18/36) of patients responded to APC ablation (median follow-up 3 months) with their post-ablation GETS score decreasing by 30-100%. Long-term follow-up results could be obtained from 22 patients (n = 22/36) and 75% (n = 9/12) had their clinical effects maintained (median follow-up 4.5 years; range 2.7-5.8 years).
Conclusion:
GIP ablation can be a very effective treatment for patients with persistent throat symptoms with its therapeutic effects long-lasting. Future studies should focus on evaluating the optimal patient selection process for GIP ablation for persistent throat symptoms.
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