Reflux-associated laryngitis and laryngopharyngeal reflux: A gastroenterologist's point of view

Digestive Diseases

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 14-17

  Hammer, Heinz F ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Gastroesophageal reflux; Hoarseness; Laryngitis; Laryngopharyngeal reflux; Reflux symptom index

Indexed keywords

ALGINIC ACID; BACLOFEN; CANNABINOID RECEPTOR; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR; PANTOPRAZOLE; PEPSIN A; PLACEBO; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG EFFICACY; ESOPHAGEAL ADENOCARCINOMA; GAS; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HUMAN; LARYNGITIS; LARYNGOPHARYNGEAL REFLUX; LARYNX; LARYNX MUCOSA; LIQUID; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHARYNX; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFLUX ESOPHAGITIS; STOMACH ACID; STOMACH CONTENT; TREATMENT DURATION;

GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; GASTROINTESTINAL AGENTS; HOARSENESS; HUMANS; HYPOPHARYNX; LARYNGEAL DISEASES; LARYNGEAL MUCOSA; LARYNGITIS; LARYNGOSCOPY; PROTON PUMPS; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 65949114849     PISSN: 02572753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000210098     Document Type: Article

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