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Correlation Between Reflux Symptoms Score -12 and Reflux Finding Score in Patients with Laryngopharyngeal Reflux Symptoms

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Last updated: 04 May 2025

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Abstract

Background and Aim: The reflux symptoms score -12 (RSS-12) is a validated questionnaire with good sensitivity and specificity for diagnosis of laryngopharyngeal reflux disease (LPRD). However, the correlation between RSS-12 and reflux finding score (RFS) in patients with clinical symptoms suggesting LPR has not been investigated. In this study, we examined such correlation.Patients and Methods: We conducted cohort cross sectional study over 6 months duration on 105 patients with typical gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) symptoms and clinical diagnosis of LPR based on RSS-12 >11. We excluded participants with medical conditions or lifestyle habits that could induce similar symptoms.Results: The prevalence of LPRD (RFS > 7) in patients with a clinical diagnosis of LPR (RSS > 11) was 14.2% (15 patients). Laryngeal findings unrelated to LPRD were present in 16 patients (15.2%). RSS-12 and duration of symptoms are strongly correlated with the existence of abnormal laryngeal findings but not with RFS.Conclusion: In patients with clinical symptoms suggesting LPR, RSS-12 can predict the existence of abnormal laryngeal findings but not the diagnosis of LPRD.

DOI

10.21608/ejentas.2025.362703.1823

Keywords

Laryngopharyngeal reflux, Reflux Finding Score, reflux symptom score-12

Authors

First Name

Ali

Last Name

Abdel Fattah

MiddleName

M.

Affiliation

Lecturer in Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Endemic Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Beni-Suef University.

Email

alibeltagi@med.bsu.edu.eg

City

Benisuef

Orcid

0000-0001-8147-7916

First Name

Ahmed

Last Name

Abdelmonem

MiddleName

A

Affiliation

Benisueuf University

Email

dr_ahmed_speech@yahoo.com

City

Benisuef

Orcid

0000-0002-3276-0990

First Name

Khaled Abdel Moaty

Last Name

Abdel Moaty

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Lecturer of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Beni-Suef University

Email

khaledabdelmoate@med.bsu.edu.eg

City

Benisuef

Orcid

-

First Name

Alaa

Last Name

Aboud

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Endemic medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Beni-Suef University,Beni-Suef, Egypt .

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dralaaboud2005@yahoo.com

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Beni-Suef

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-

Volume

26

Article Issue

26

Related Issue

53002

Issue Date

2025-01-01

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2025-02-22

Publish Date

2025-01-01

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1

Page End

8

Print ISSN

2090-0740

Online ISSN

2090-3405

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467

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Egyptian Journal of Ear, Nose, Throat and Allied Sciences

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https://ejentas.journals.ekb.eg/

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Correlation Between Reflux Symptoms Score -12 and Reflux Finding Score in Patients with Laryngopharyngeal Reflux Symptoms

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04 May 2025