Hypopharyngeal Acid Exposure: An Independent Risk Factor for Laryngeal Cancer?

Laryngoscope

Volumn 113, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 2201-2205

  Geterud, Åke ^a   Bove, Mogens ^b   Ruth, Magnus ^a  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b Norra Alvsborg Hospital   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Acid exposure; Extraesophageal complications; Gastroesophageal reflux; Laryngeal cancer; pH monitoring

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY MONITORING; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ESOPHAGUS MANOMETRY; ESOPHAGUS PH; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMAN; HYPOPHARYNX; LARYNX CANCER; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; STOMACH ACID;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; GASTRIC ACID; GASTRIC ACIDITY DETERMINATION; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMANS; HYPOPHARYNX; LARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHARYNGEAL DISEASES;

EID: 0347320869     PISSN: 0023852X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005537-200312000-00030     Document Type: Article

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