Is pseudosulcus alone a reliable sign of gastroesophagopharyngeal reflux?

Clinical Otolaryngology and Allied Sciences

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 47-50

  Ylitalo, R ^a   Lindestad, P A ^a   Hertegard, S ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Double probe pH monitoring; Healthy controls; Pharyngeal reflux; Predictive value; Reliability

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMAN; LARYNGEAL PSEUDOSULCUS; LARYNX EDEMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; PH MEASUREMENT; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; SPEECH THERAPY; VIDEORECORDING;

ADULT; AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; GASTRIC ACIDITY DETERMINATION; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMANS; LARYNGEAL EDEMA; LARYNGOSCOPY; MALE; MANOMETRY; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, AMBULATORY; OBSERVER VARIATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VIDEOTAPE RECORDING;

EID: 1642544759     PISSN: 03077772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2273.2004.00778.x     Document Type: Article

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