THE TRIBES AND TRIBULATIONS OF LARYNGOPHARYNGEAL REFLUX: A REVIEW OF RECENT STUDIES WITH IMPLICATIONS FOR INTERDISCIPLINARY COLLABORATIONS BETWEEN OTOLARYNGOLOGISTS AND GASTROENTEROLOGISTS

Rev Med Chir Soc Med Nat Iasi. 2015 Oct-Dec;119(4):967-73.

Abstract

Laryngopharyngeal reflux has been recognized since 2006 (Montreal Consensus) as an extradigestive manifestation of gastroesophageal reflux disease. However, despite numerous research studies, the relationship between these two pathologies is yet to be fully understood. The aim of this paper is to review the literature of the last five years available via the PubMed database, looking at the controversies about the prevalence, pathophysiology and diagnosis of laryngopharyngeal reflux.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Esophageal pH Monitoring
  • Evidence-Based Medicine
  • Gastroenterology*
  • Humans
  • Interdisciplinary Communication
  • Laryngopharyngeal Reflux* / diagnosis
  • Laryngopharyngeal Reflux* / drug therapy
  • Laryngopharyngeal Reflux* / epidemiology
  • Laryngopharyngeal Reflux* / physiopathology
  • Laryngoscopy* / methods
  • Otolaryngology*
  • Prevalence
  • Proton Pump Inhibitors / therapeutic use
  • Romania / epidemiology

Substances

  • Proton Pump Inhibitors