UNLABELLED Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) with extradigestive manifestations is a disorder increasingly recognized both by gastroenterologists, pneumologists, otolaryngologists and cardiologists. AIM To evaluate the demographical, clinical, biological and endoscopic features of the patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease and extradigestive manifestations (chronic laryngitis, ast...

CONTEXT Laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR) is a major cause of laryngeal inflammation and presents with a constellation of symptoms different from classic gastroesophageal reflux disease. OBJECTIVE To provide a practical approach to evaluating and managing cases of LPR. EVIDENCE ACQUISITION The PubMed database and the Ovid Database of Systematic Reviews were systematically searched for laryngop...

BACKGROUND Laryngo-pharyngeal reflux (LPR) is assumed to be the most common cause of posterior laryngitis (PL). Since LPR is found in healthy subjects, and PL patients are not improved by acid-reducing therapy, other aetiologies to PL must be considered. The aims of this study in PL were to investigate the prevalence of acid reflux in the proximal oesophagus and functional gastrointestinal symp...

Objective: In gastroesophageal reflux disease gastric contents caused erosive action in esophagus as well upper respiratory chamber which is a very common and painful medical complication our population. Therefore investigation of GERD related risk factors are important for health awareness. Study Design: A comparative clinical study. Population Sampling: this study 2000 male female individuals...

Gastroesophageal reflux disease typically manifests as heartburn and regurgitation, but it may also present with atypical or extraesophageal symptoms, including asthma, chronic cough, laryngitis, hoarseness, chronic sore throat, dental erosions, and noncardiac chest pain. Diagnosing atypical manifestations of gastroesophageal reflux disease is often a challenge because heartburn and regurgitati...

How is it assessed? Laryngeal symptoms may have many causes. They are usually driven by four broad disease processes: inflammation, neoplastic and structural abnormalities, imbalance in muscle tension, and neuromuscular dysfunction. Laryngeal symptoms arise from one or a combination of these processes. A careful history and examination is crucial in determining the primary factor and helping to...