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Clinical and psychological characteristics in gastroesophageal reflux disease patients overlapping with laryngopharyngeal reflux symptoms

M. Wong, M. Bair, W. Chang, Ching-Sheng Hsu, Jui-Sheng Hung, Tso-Tsai Liu, C. Yi, Wei-Yi Lei et al.

Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 2019

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Abstract

Laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR) defined as reflux of gastric content reaching above the upper esophageal sphincter is frequently found in patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). This study aimed to investigate clinical and psychological differences between GERD patients with or without LPR symptoms.

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