Effect of stellate ganglion block on laryngopharyngeal reflux disease

Effect of stellate ganglion block on laryngopharyngeal reflux disease

BACKGROUND Laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR) disease has many symptoms such as globus pharyngeus, excessive throat clearing and hoarseness. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of stellate ganglion block (SGB) in addition to proton pump inhibitors (PPI) on LPR. METHODS Fifty patients complaining of more than 3 typical LPR symptoms for over 3 months were enrolled in the study. The ...

Laryngopharyngeal Reflux Disease – LPRD

INTRODUCTION Laryngopharyngeal reflux disease (LPRD) referes to an inflammatory reaction of the mucous membrane of pharynx, larynx and other associated respiratory organs, caused by a reflux of stomach contents into the esophagus. LPRD is considered to be a relatively new clinical entity with a vast number of clinical manifestations which are treated through different fields of medicine, often ...

Stellate ganglion block in glaucoma.

Treatment of clinically diagnosed laryngopharyngeal reflux disease.

OBJECTIVES To determine the incidence of Helicobacter pylori (HP) stool antigen (HPSA) in patients with laryngopharyngeal reflux disease (LPRD), and to make a comparison of 2 treatment regimens that have been used based on the presence or absence of HPSA positivity in patients with LPRD. DESIGN Randomized controlled study. SETTING Suez Canal University Hospital, Ismalia, Egypt. PATIENTS A...

Laryngopharyngeal Reflux

1Department of Otolaryngology-Head Neck Surgery, Queen Alexandra Hospital, Portsmouth PO63LY, UK 2Department of Otolaryngology, Aristotle university of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece 3Department of Otolaryngology-Head Neck Surgery, The Freeman Hospital, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK 4Department of Otolaryngology-Head Neck Surgery, Schwarzwald-Baar Hospital, Villingen-Schwenningen, Germany 5Depart...