Research Article

Endoscopic Laryngeal Findings in Japanese Patients with Laryngopharyngeal Reflux Symptoms

Table 4

Pre- and posttreatment endoscopic findings in the RPZ group ( ).

Endoscopic findingsPretreatmentPost-treatment -value

Infraglottic edema with pseudosulcus formation0.400.330.419

Laryngeal mucosa edema0.500.590.268

Posterior commissure hypertrophy0.880.980.147

Granulation formulation0.170.180.709

Thick endolaryngeal mucous0.230.150.279

Redness in the intra-arythenoid medial wall0.530.620.273

Mucous pooling in the pyriform sinus0.430.370.279

Total3.133.200.779