Research Article
Endoscopic Laryngeal Findings in Japanese Patients with Laryngopharyngeal Reflux Symptoms
Table 4
Pre- and posttreatment endoscopic findings in the RPZ group (
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| Endoscopic findings | Pretreatment | Post-treatment | -value |
| Infraglottic edema with pseudosulcus formation | 0.40 | 0.33 | 0.419 |
| Laryngeal mucosa edema | 0.50 | 0.59 | 0.268 |
| Posterior commissure hypertrophy | 0.88 | 0.98 | 0.147 |
| Granulation formulation | 0.17 | 0.18 | 0.709 |
| Thick endolaryngeal mucous | 0.23 | 0.15 | 0.279 |
| Redness in the intra-arythenoid medial wall | 0.53 | 0.62 | 0.273 |
| Mucous pooling in the pyriform sinus | 0.43 | 0.37 | 0.279 |
| Total | 3.13 | 3.20 | 0.779 |
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