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Simultaneous Laryngopharyngeal and Conventional Esophageal pH Monitoring
Published on: December 14, 2020
Gastroesophageal reflux association with laryngomalacia: a prospective study
C Giannoni1, M Sulek, E M Friedman
1Department of Otolaryngology, University of Florida, Gainsville 32610, USA.
Objective:
To identify the incidence and clinical role of gastroesophageal reflux (GER) in patients with laryngomalacia.
Design:
Prospective evaluation of consecutive infants with a new diagnosis of laryngomalacia with an initial questionnaire, a barium esophagram or 24 h pH probe and record of their subsequent clinical course.
Setting:
A large, tertiary pediatric referral center and its associated outpatient clinic.
Patients:
New diagnosis of laryngomalacia in 33 consecutive infants were evaluated by questionnaire and 27 of these were evaluated for GER.
Results:
GER was observed in 64% of patients and was significantly associated with severe symptoms and complicated clinical course (P = 0.0163). The presence of smokers in the infant's household negatively impacted his or her clinical course and symptomatology (P = 0.013) as did the presence of other major, concurrent medical problems (P = 0.065).
Conclusions:
In patients with laryngomalacia, GER was significantly associated with severe symptoms (a complicated clinical course), as was smoking in an infant's household and other significant medical problems.
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