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ArticleJournal of clinical medicine2023

Laryngopharyngeal Reflux Scoring in a Pediatric Population.

Ivan Abičić, Marina Čović, Milorad Zjalić, Marina Bakula, Ksenija Marjanović, Anamarija Šestak, Branko Dmitrović, Tihana Mendeš, Martina Smolić, George Y Wu and 3 more

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Article in Journal of clinical medicine, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 2 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. [Correlation between adenoid hypertrophy combined with secretory otitis media and laryngopharyngeal reflux in children].Lin chuang er bi yan hou tou jing wai ke za zhi = Journal of clinical otorhinolaryngology head and neck surgery · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Ivan AbičićDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, 31000 Osijek, Croatia.
Marina ČovićDepartment of Pharmacology and Biochemistry, Faculty of Dental Medicine and Health, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, 31000 Osijek, Croatia.ORCID 0000-0003-1206-782X
Milorad ZjalićDepartment of Molecular Medicine and Biotechnology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Rijeka, 51000 Rijeka, Croatia.ORCID 0000-0003-4076-2942
Marina BakulaDepartment for Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Clinical Hospital Centre Osijek, 31000 Osijek, Croatia.
Ksenija MarjanovićDepartment for Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Clinical Hospital Centre Osijek, 31000 Osijek, Croatia.
Anamarija ŠestakDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, 31000 Osijek, Croatia.
Branko DmitrovićDepartment for Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Clinical Hospital Centre Osijek, 31000 Osijek, Croatia.
Tihana MendešDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, 31000 Osijek, Croatia.ORCID 0000-0003-2471-4676
Martina SmolićDepartment of Pharmacology and Biochemistry, Faculty of Dental Medicine and Health, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, 31000 Osijek, Croatia.ORCID 0000-0002-6867-826X
George Y WuDepartment of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology/Hepatology, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, CT 06030, USA.
Hrvoje MihaljDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, 31000 Osijek, Croatia.
Željko ZubčićDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, 31000 Osijek, Croatia.
Andrijana VčevaDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, 31000 Osijek, Croatia.
University Hospital Centre Zagreb · HRUniversity of Osijek · HRUConn Health · USUniversity of Rijeka · HR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In recent years, the prevalence of laryngopharyngeal reflux has risen, especially among pediatric patients. The diagnosis of laryngopharyngeal reflux relies on patient history and clinical assessment using the Reflux Finding Score and Reflux Symptom Index as crucial diagnostic tools. Some studies have proposed a link between pepsin and laryngopharyngeal reflux, potentially triggering palatine tonsil hypertrophy. Our study aimed to investigate the correlation between laryngeal and pharyngeal manifestations of laryngopharyngeal reflux through two questionnaires and the presence of pepsin in saliva and palatine tonsils in a pediatric population. Pepsin in saliva was detected using a Western blot method, while immunohistochemistry assessed its presence in palatine tonsils. Although no statistically significant differences in Reflux Finding Score and Reflux Symptom Index were found between the immunohistochemistry-positive (IHC-positive) and immunohistochemistry-negative (IHC-negative) groups, median reflux symptom index and Reflux Finding Score values consistently trended higher in the IHC-positive group. This suggests a potential connection between elevated index values and pepsin presence in tonsillar tissue. Further investigations are essential to fully comprehend the clinical implications of these findings.

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laryngopharyngeal refluxpalatine tonsilpepsinreflux finding scorereflux symptom indexsalivatonsillectomy

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PMID38068477
PMCPMC10707548
OpenAlexW4389181008

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