Table 3.
Laryngoscopic findings with the reflux finding score in 41 patients with suspected laryngopharyngeal reflux, classified using multichannel intraluminal impedance and pH monitoring
| Laryngoscopic findings | Ordinal scale | ERD/NERD (5) | HE (11) | No GERD1 (25) | P value |
| Infraglottic oedema (pseudosulcus) | 0 = Absent | 4 | 10 | 23 | 0.592 |
| 2 = Present | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Ventricular obliteration | 0 = None | 4 | 8 | 21 | 0.553 |
| 2 = Partial | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 4 = Complete | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Erythema/hyperemia | 0 = None | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.474 |
| 2 = Arytenoids only | 2 | 6 | 15 | ||
| 4 = Diffuse | 3 | 5 | 9 | ||
| Vocal fold oedema | 0 = None | 3 | 7 | 19 | 0.375 |
| 1 = Mild | 2 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2 = Moderate | 0 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 3 = Severe | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 4 = Polypoid | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Diffuse laryngeal oedema | 0 = None | 0 | 4 | 10 | 0.271 |
| 1 = Mild | 1 | 4 | 7 | ||
| 2 = Moderate | 2 | 3 | 5 | ||
| 3 = Severe | 2 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 4 = Obstructing | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Posterior commissure hypertrophy | 0 = None | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.763 |
| 1 = Mild | 2 | 5 | 12 | ||
| 2 = Moderate | 1 | 5 | 10 | ||
| 3 = Severe | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||
| 4 = Obstructing | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Granuloma/granulation | 0 = Absent | 5 | 10 | 24 | 0.876 |
| 2 = Present | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Thick endolaryngeal mucus | 0 = Absent | 2 | 7 | 12 | 0.909 |
| 2 = Present | 3 | 4 | 10 |
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Patients with normal acid exposure time and without correlation between symptoms and refluxes. ERD: Erosive esophagitis; NERD: Non erosive esophagitis; HE: Hypersensitive esophagus.