Utility of 24-hour pharyngeal pH monitoring and clinical feature in laryngopharyngeal reflux disease |
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| Authors: | Gang Wang Changmin Qu Lei Wang Hongdan Liu Haolun Han Bingxin Xu |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Chinese People Liberation Army 306th Hospital, Beijing, China;2. Department of Gastroenterology, Chinese People Liberation Army 306th Hospital, Beijing, China |
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| Abstract: | Background: pH monitoring can reflect the changes in H+ in the airway.Objectives: To explore the utility of pharyngeal pH monitoring in the diagnosis of laryngopharyngeal reflux disease (LPRD).Material and methods: Clinical data from 956 suspected LPRD patients from February 2016 to March 2018 were analyzed retrospectively.Results: One hundred forty-one patients had positive Ryan score. The positive rates of reflux symptom index (RSI), reflux finding score (RFS), RSI and RFS and RSI or RFS were 14.7%, 32.5%, 21.9%, 7.8% and 46.5%, respectively. The RFS in the positive Ryan score group was higher than that in the negative Ryan score group [(6?±?3.5) vs. (4.8?±?2.9)], while the RSI was not significantly different from that in the negative Ryan score group [(10.9?±?8) vs. (11.3?±?7.1)]. Regarding Ryan score as the gold standard in the diagnosis of LPRD, the sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predictive value of identifying LPRD by RSI/RFS were 15.9%, 86.3%, 50.4% and 54%, respectively.Conclusions: Ryan score, RSI and RFS have poor correlation in detecting LPRD. Some patients may be missed with the Ryan score as a diagnostic criterion.Significance: Pharyngeal pH monitoring is useful and more appropriate index is expected. |
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| Keywords: | Laryngopharyngeal reflux disease pH monitoring Ryan score |
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