title: [Chronic laryngitis in children: the role of gastroesophageal reflux].
abstract: Gastro-oesophageal reflux (GOR) is associated with a number of inflammatory ENT disorders in the adult and is correlated with recurrent croup in the child.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To estimate the frequency of GOR in a population of children consulting for chronic laryngotracheal symptoms.
  
  
  METHODS
  The study included 17 children, aged between 2 and 14 years (mean: 7 years) all of whom suffered from dysphonia or a chronic cough. After a clinical ENT examination, each child had a fibreoptic laryngoscopy and a long duration pH-study lasting between 18 and 24 hours.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Pathological GOR was discovered in 10 children, i.e. 59%. Overall the number of refluxes per study varied from 6 to 816 (mean 156). The vast majority of these refluxes occurred when the child was awake.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In our series of children with chronic laryngotracheal disorders, at least 59% were shown to suffer from pathological GOR.
authors.affiliation: Unité d'ORL, Hôpital Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, AP-HP, Faculté de Médecine Cochin-Port-Royal, Paris.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Contencin
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Gumpert
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kalach
authors.forename: M P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Dogliotti
authors.forename: P H
authors.initials: PH
authors.lastname: Benhamou
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Dupont
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003371:Cough / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D005764:Gastroesophageal Reflux / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007827:Laryngitis / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014832:Voice Disorders / Q000209:etiology
vernacular_title: Laryngite chronique chez l'enfant: place du reflux gastro-oesophagien.