title: Upper aerodigestive tract disorders and gastro-oesophageal reflux disease.
abstract: A wide variety of symptoms and diseases of the upper aerodigestive tract are associated to gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD). These disorders comprise a large variety of conditions such as asthma, chronic otitis media and sinusitis, chronic cough, and laryngeal disorders including paroxysmal laryngospasm. Laryngo-pharyngeal reflux disease is an extraoesophageal variant of GORD that can affect the larynx and pharynx. Despite numerous research efforts, the diagnosis of laryngopharyngeal reflux often remains elusive, unproven and controversial, and its treatment is then still empiric. Aim of this paper is to review the current literature on upper aerodigestive tract disorders in relation to pathologic gastro-oesophageal reflux, focusing in particular on the pathophysiology base and results of the surgical treatment of GORD.
authors: Andrea Ciorba, Chiara Bianchini, ENT Department, University of Ferrara and S. Anna University Hospital, 44124 Ferrara, Italy.
authors: Andrea
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authors: Ciorba
authors: Andrea Ciorba, Chiara Bianchini, ENT Department, University of Ferrara and S. Anna University Hospital, 44124 Ferrara, Italy.
authors: Chiara
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authors: Bianchini
authors: Andrea Ciorba, Chiara Bianchini, ENT Department, University of Ferrara and S. Anna University Hospital, 44124 Ferrara, Italy.
authors: Michele
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authors: Zuolo
authors: Andrea Ciorba, Chiara Bianchini, ENT Department, University of Ferrara and S. Anna University Hospital, 44124 Ferrara, Italy.
authors: Carlo Vittorio
authors: CV
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keywords: Clinical management; Etiopathogenesis; Extraoesophageal disease; Gastro-oesophageal reflux; Therapy; Upper aerodigestive tract disorders