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 ( ).

Endoscopic findingsInitial4 weeks later -value

Infraglottic edema with pseudosulcus formation0.350.460.570

Laryngeal mucosa edema0.620.770.337

Posterior commissure hypertrophy0.620.621.000

Granulation formulation0.080.081.000

Thick endolaryngeal mucous0.150.310.337

Redness in the intra-arythenoid medial wall0.310.150.337

Mucous pooling in the pyriform sinus0.420.500.838

Total2.543.000.239