Research Article
Endoscopic Laryngeal Findings in Japanese Patients with Laryngopharyngeal Reflux Symptoms
Table 3
Endoscopic findings before and after 4 weeks in the control group (
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| Endoscopic findings | Initial | 4 weeks later | -value |
| Infraglottic edema with pseudosulcus formation | 0.35 | 0.46 | 0.570 |
| Laryngeal mucosa edema | 0.62 | 0.77 | 0.337 |
| Posterior commissure hypertrophy | 0.62 | 0.62 | 1.000 |
| Granulation formulation | 0.08 | 0.08 | 1.000 |
| Thick endolaryngeal mucous | 0.15 | 0.31 | 0.337 |
| Redness in the intra-arythenoid medial wall | 0.31 | 0.15 | 0.337 |
| Mucous pooling in the pyriform sinus | 0.42 | 0.50 | 0.838 |
| Total | 2.54 | 3.00 | 0.239 |
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