Gastroesophageal reflux disease and chronic sinusitis: In search of an esophageal-nasal reflex

American Journal of Rhinology and Allergy

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 255-259

  Wong, Ian W Y ^a   Rees, Guy ^a   Greiff, Lennart ^b   Myers, Jennifer C ^c   Jamieson, Glyn G ^c   Wormald, Peter John ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chronic rhinosinusitis; Esophageal nasal reflex; Gastroesophageal reflux; Neural reflex; Neuropathic inflammation; Reflex mediated rhinitis; Vagus

Indexed keywords

HYDROCHLORIC ACID; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC SINUSITIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ESOPHAGUS MANOMETRY; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMAN; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER; MALE; NASAL LAVAGE; NORMAL HUMAN; NOSE DISEASE; NOSE MUCUS; NOSE PROVOCATION TEST; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARANASAL SINUS; PEAK NASAL INSPIRATORY FLOW; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; VAGUS NERVE; VAGUS REFLEX; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMANS; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUCUS; NASAL MUCOSA; NEUROGENIC INFLAMMATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; SINUSITIS; VAGUS NERVE;

EID: 77955649291     PISSN: 19458924     EISSN: 19458932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2500/ajra.2010.24.3490     Document Type: Article

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