Objectives: This study aims to investigate the influence of laryngopharyngeal reflux on the improvement of chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) in patients who underwent endoscopic sinus surgery (ESS). Patients and Methods: A total of 48 patients (28 males, 20 females; mean age 41.6±15.1 years; range 18 to 75 years) with CRS without polyposis were assessed for the presence of gastric reflux with Reflux...

Patients that do not respond satisfactorily to standard proton pump inhibitor (PPI) treatment have become the most common presentation of gastro-esophageal reflux disease (GERD) in third referral gastrointestinal practices. The causes of refractory GERD include lack of compliance with treatment, residual acid reflux and weakly acidic reflux, esophageal hypersensitivity and persistent symptoms n...

OBJECTIVE To describe the disappearance of reflux in children with vesicoureteral reflux, in whom there are presently no population-based long-term studies. DESIGN An unselected cohort of children with reflux detected after their first known symptomatic urinary tract infection was followed up prospectively for up to 15 years. SETTING A single children's hospital in a distinct geographical a...

Response surface methodology was applied to optimization of the conditions for reflux extraction of Pandan (Pandanus amaryllifolius Roxb.) in order to achieve a high content of total flavonoids (TF), total phenolics (TP), and high antioxidant capacity (AC) in the extracts. Central composite experimental design with three factors and three levels was employed to consider the effects of the opera...

BACKGROUND Although respiratory exacerbations are common in patients with quadriplegic cerebral palsy (CP), little is known about the factors that are related to increased exacerbation risk. This study aimed to identify the clinical and pulmonary function variables signaling risk of exacerbation in this type of patient. METHODS Thirty-one children and young adults with quadriplegic CP underwe...

OBJECTIVES To compare the aryepiglottic (AE) length in pediatric patients who have severe laryngomalacia (SL) and are undergoing aryepiglottoplasty with the AE length of a convenience sample of control patients without laryngomalacia. DESIGN Prospective case-control study. SETTING A tertiary-care pediatric hospital. RESULTS The mean AE fold length-glottic length ratio for patients with SL...

BACKGROUND Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GERD) adversely impacts on sleep, but the mechanism remains unclear. AIM To review the literature concerning gastro-oesophageal reflux during the sleep period, with particular reference to the sleep/awake state at reflux onset. METHODS Studies identified by systematic literature searches were assessed. RESULTS Overall patterns of reflux during...

production ofdimethyl amino ethanol (dmae) and effective parameters on efficiency and purity of the chemical were studied in this article. dimethylation of ethanol amine using aqueous formaldehyde in the presence of formic acid was applied for production of dmae. results showed that four parameters such as outlet temperature of co2 gas, reflux temperature, reflux time and extraction solvent wer...