laryngitis/obesity

BACKGROUND Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GERD) has been associated with reflux laryngitis. OBJECTIVE To investigate the risk factors and the predictors of pharyngeal acid reflux (PAR) in Taiwanese patients with suspected reflux laryngitis. METHODS With referral from ENT physicians, 104 patients

BACKGROUND This study aimed to investigate the relationship between obesity and chronic laryngitis in South Korea using data from the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys (KNHANES) collected during 2008-2010. METHODS KNHANES was a cross-sectional survey of the civilian,

Acute subglottic laryngitis (pseudocroup) is caused by viral infection and usually occurs in children from 6 months to 4 years of age. Obese children are considered to be more susceptible to the disease. In order to evaluate the influence of nutritional status on acute subglottic laryngitis

Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) with extradigestive manifestations is a disorder increasingly recognized both by gastroenterologists, pneumologists, otolaryngologists and cardiologists. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the demographical, clinical, biological and endoscopic features of the patients with

Recently the association of hypersomnia and respiratory insufficiency without lesion in the respiratory organ has attracted attention of many investigators. Obese patients with such a condition have been called the Pickwickian syndrome. In this report, two non-obese patients with a similar condition

The matured, ripen, and dried seeds of Scaphium affine (Mast.) Pierre, known as Pangdahai (PDH) in Chinese and recorded as Sterculia lychnophora Hance (scientific synonym) in the 2015 edition of the Chinese Pharmacopeia, have been widely used in traditional Chinese medicine, Japanese folk medicine,

OBJECTIVE Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is prevalent worldwide, particularly in developed countries. It is estimated that the prevalence of GERD in the United States is approximately 20% and that it is increasing because of the epidemic of obesity. OBJECTIVE To review the pathophysiology,

BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (LRYGBP) on symptomatic control of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). METHODS Morbidly obese patients (n = 435) who underwent LRYGBP for morbid obesity were assessed for changes in GERD

Leeches are hermaphroditic and hematophagous annelids. One important medical species, Hirudo medicinalis, comes from hirudiniculture of fresh water pools. Thanks to their three mandibles with some 300 teeth on their anterior muscular sucker, they easily grab to tissues and by secreting their saliva

Esophageal reflux is considered the most common disease encountered by gastroenterologists and general practitioners. It contributes to a large proportion of cases treated by general practitioners (primary care physicians). In Western countries, the prevalence of the disease is approximately 10% to