Comparison of an oropharyngeal pH probe and a standard dual pH probe for diagnosis of laryngopharyngeal reflux

Annals of Otology, Rhinology and Laryngology

Volumn 118, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-5

  Golub, Justin S ^a   Johns III, Michael M ^b   Lim, Jae H ^a   Delgaudio, John M ^b   Klein, Adam M ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acid reflux; Extraesophageal reflux; Gastroesophageal reflux disease; Laryngopharyngeal reflux; Ph probe; Supraesophageal reflux

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DEVICE; ESOPHAGUS PH; HUMAN; LARYNGOPHARYNGEAL REFLUX; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER; MEAL; MEASUREMENT; OROPHARYNX; PH PROBE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLEEP; STOMACH ACID; SUPINE POSITION;

EID: 62449145481     PISSN: 00034894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000348940911800101     Document Type: Article

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