Mucosal changes in laryngopharyngeal reflux - Prevalence, sensitivity, specificity and assessment

Laryngoscope

Volumn 123, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 985-991

  Powell, Jason ^a   Cocks, Helen C ^b  

^a FREEMAN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b CITY HOSPITALS SUNDERLAND NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

gastroesophageal reflux disease; laryngitis; Laryngopharyngeal reflux; pseudosulcus; Reflux Finding Score; Reinke's edema

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDEMA; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; GRANULOMA; HUMAN; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; INTRARATER RELIABILITY; LARYNGITIS; LARYNGOPHARYNGEAL REFLUX; LARYNX DISORDER; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDLINE; MUCOSAL BLEEDING; MUCOSAL DISEASE; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOSULCUS; REFLUX FINDING SCORE; REINKE EDEMA; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VENTRICULAR OBLITERATION; VOCAL CORD NODULE;

ADULT; HUMANS; LARYNGOPHARYNGEAL REFLUX; PREVALENCE; RESPIRATORY MUCOSA; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84884211854     PISSN: 0023852X     EISSN: 15314995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/lary.23693     Document Type: Review

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