Prevalencia y características clínicas del reflujo laringofaríngeo en adultos con amigdalitis crónica

Yahya A Fageeh1, Marwan F Alnofaie1, Muhanna A Alhusayni1

  • 1From the Department Surgery (Fageeh, Alhusayni, Aljemyie, Alqurashi, Alolayani, Alaseeri), College of Medicine, Taif University, from the Department of Otorhinolaryngoloy (Alnofaie), King Faisal Medical complex, Taif, and from the Department of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery (Al-Rasheedi), College of Medicine, Jouf University, Sakaka, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Saudi medical journal
|August 21, 2025
PubMed
Resumen

El reflujo laringofaríngeo (LPR) es común en adultos con amigdalitis crónica. El tratamiento de LPR con inhibidores de la bomba de protones y cambios en el estilo de vida reduce efectivamente los síntomas y la inflamación, evitando potencialmente las amigdalectomías.

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