The diagnosis and management of globus: A perspective from Japan

Current Opinion in Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 498-502

  Oridate, Nobuhiko ^a,c   Nishizawa, Noriko ^a,b   Fukuda, Satoshi ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b HEALTH SCIENCES UNIVERSITY OF HOKKAIDO   (Japan)

^c HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Gastroesophageal reflux disease; Globus; Laryngopharyngeal reflux; Multichannel intraluminal impedance measurement

Indexed keywords

PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR;

ABNORMAL SENSATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG MEGADOSE; ENDOSCOPY; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; GLOBUS PHARYNGEUS; HUMAN; IMPEDANCE; JAPAN; LARYNGOPHARYNGEAL REFLUX; LARYNGOSCOPY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT CODING; PH MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; THROAT DISEASE; ARTICLE; DYSPHAGIA; FEMALE; MALE;

DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; JAPAN; MALE;

EID: 60249093092     PISSN: 10689508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MOO.0b013e328313bb69     Document Type: Review

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