scholarly journals Extraesophageal Manifestations and Symptoms of Esophageal Diseases

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ljiljana Širić ◽  
Marinela Rosso ◽  
Aleksandar Včev

Esophageal diseases are diagnosed by gastroenterological processing indicated due to typical gastrointestinal symptoms, but typical gastrointestinal symptoms are not the only possible manifestation of esophageal disease. There are also external symptoms such as chronic cough, laryngitis, pharyngitis, oropharyngeal dysphagia, odynophagia, laryngopharyngeal reflux, dysphonia, sinusitis, ear pain, and changes in laryngopharyngeal mucosa (erythema, edema, ventricular obliteration, cricoid hyperplasia and pseudosulcus). Extraesophageal symptoms are common in esophagitis and GERD, and studies show increasing prevalence of LPR in patients with GERD, as well as an association of reflux disease with cough and dysphonia symptoms. The aim of the chapter is to describe these extraesophageal symptoms of esophageal disease and how to recognize and treat them, in order to facilitate gastroenterologists’ diagnostic processing of patients with these symptoms, improve their treatment and assessment of the therapy effectiveness, prevent the development of stronger symptoms, and encourage multidisciplinary cooperation and exchange of knowledge, scientific and clinical work.

2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (12) ◽  
pp. 44-51
Author(s):  
Dmitry I. Trukhan ◽  
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Natalia A. Chusova ◽  
Olga V. Drokina ◽  
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Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) ranks first among gastroenterological diseases in terms of prevalence. GERD can also manifest with extraesophageal (atypical) symptoms, which include: cardiac, pulmonary, otorhinolaryngological and dental symptoms. In some cases, extraesophageal manifestations can come to the fore in the clinical picture. Moreover, in 25% of cases, GERD clinically occurs only with extraesophageal symptoms, which fits into one of the main features of modern real clinical practice – various diseases are increasingly losing their mononosological character, acquiring the status of comorbidity and multimorbidity. The presence of extraesophageal symptoms in patients with GERD is due to extraesophageal (or, more precisely, gastroesophagolaryngopharyngeal) reflux, which is referred to in the international medical literature as laryngopharyngeal reflux (LFR). Currently, LFR is considered as a condition of inflammation of the mucous membrane of the upper digestive and respiratory tracts associated with direct and indirect (reflex) effects of gastroduodenal refluctate, which can cause morphological changes in the mucous membrane. Over the past decade, two approaches to the treatment of LFR have emerged. The first approach involves the use of proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) as monotherapy along with dietary and lifestyle modification. The second comprehensive approach to LFR therapy in-volves dual therapy (PPI + alginate/antacid or PPI + prokinetic) or triple therapy (PPI + alginate/antacid + prokinetic). In this review, both approaches to the tre-atment of LFR are considered, and the possibilities of alginates in the treatment of LFR are considered.


Author(s):  
Yun Jae Lee ◽  
Min Kyu Kwak ◽  
Ji Hun Eom ◽  
Yong Bae Ji ◽  
Chang Myeon Song ◽  
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2006 ◽  
Vol 57 (3) ◽  
pp. 268-272
Author(s):  
Ray Motohashi ◽  
Yusuke Watanabe ◽  
Ryoji Tokashiki ◽  
Kazuhiro Nakamura ◽  
Mamoru Suzuki

Lung ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 199 (2) ◽  
pp. 139-145
Author(s):  
Jin-soo Park ◽  
Leticia Burton ◽  
Hans Van der Wall ◽  
Gregory Leighton Falk

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ameer Kakaje ◽  
Mohammad Marwan Alhalabi ◽  
Ayham Alyousbashi ◽  
Ayham Ghareeb

AbstractAllergic rhinitis (AR) is a common medical condition worldwide. It is an inflammation in the nasal mucosa due to allergen exposure throughout the year. Laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR) is another medical condition that can overlap with AR. LPR can be considered an extra oesophageal manifestation of gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD) or a different entity. Its diagnosis imposes a real challenge as it has a wide range of unspecific symptoms. Although AR and LPR are not life-threatening, they can severely affect the quality of life for years and cause substantial distress. Moreover, having AR is associated with having asthma which is also in turn associated with GORD. This is a cross-sectional study which used surveys distributed online on Social Media and targeted people across Syria. All participants who responded to the key questions were included. Reflux symptom index (RSI) was used for LPR, and score for allergic rhinitis (SFAR) was used for AR. Demographic questions and whether the participant had asthma were also included in the survey. We found that there was an association between the symptoms of LPR and AR p < 0.0001 (OR, 2.592; 95% CI 1.846–3.639), and their scores were significantly correlated (r = 0.334). Having asthma was associated with LPR symptoms p = 0.0002 (OR 3.096; 95% CI 1.665–5.759) and AR p < 0.0001 (OR 6.772; 95% CI 2.823–16.248). We concluded that there was a significant association between having LPR, AR, and asthma. We need more studies to distinguish between their common symptoms and aetiologies.


Author(s):  
Feng Pei ◽  
Wei Jia Hu ◽  
Yi Nan Mao ◽  
Yu Liang Zhao

Background:To explore whether combined with TCM based on classical proton pumpinhibitors PPIs therapy can achieve better efficacy for patients withlaryngopharyngeal reflux disease. Methods: There were 150 laryngopharyngeal refluxpatients enrolled and divided into three groups randomly, with 50 cases in each group.Patients in group A were treated with the proton pump inhibitor (PPI) lansoprazole.Patients in group B were treated with lansoprazole combined with Banxia Houpudecoction, and patients in group C were treated with acupuncture treatments and acombination of Chinese and Western medicine. The reflux symptom index (RSI), refluxfinding score (RFS), and quality of life (36 item short form health survey questionnaire)were assessed before and 4 and 8 weeks after treatment. Results: The RSI and RFSscores of the three groups were significantly reduced after treatment (P < 0.001). Ingroup B and C, they were lower than in group A at 8 weeks (P < 0.01). The SF 36 scoreof 3 groups increased after treatment. At both 4 and 8 weeks (P < 0.001), and patientsin groups B and C scored higher than patients in group A (P < 0.001). The total effectiverate of group B and group C was higher than that of group A (P < 0.05). Conclusion:All three treatments have therapeutic effects on the disease, but the efficacy of a PPIalone is not as good as the combined treatments’ efficacies. Moreover, PPI combinedwith Banxia Houpu decoction and/or acupuncture treatment substantially affects lifeimprovement.


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