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Record Nr.

UNINA9910337519403321

Titolo

Laryngopharyngeal reflux disease : integrative approaches / / edited by Nausheen Jamal, Marilene B. Wang

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2019

ISBN

3-030-12318-9

Edizione

[1st ed. 2019.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (133 pages) : illustrations

Disciplina

616.324

Soggetti

Otorhinolaryngology

Gastroenterology 

Gastroenterology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Section 1: Understanding and Recognizing LPR -- Laryngopharngeal Reflex: An Overview -- Approach to the Patient -- Commonly Confused Conditions -- Section 2: Treatment Options for LPR -- Lifestyle and Dietary Modifications -- Medical Management Options -- Surgical Management Options -- The Role of Voice Therapy -- Probiotic and Herbal Remedies -- Integrative East-West Medicine Approaches to LPR Symptoms.

Sommario/riassunto

This comprehensive text provides the reader with an in-depth understanding of laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR), and presents a practical and readable evidence-based approach to the diagnosis and management of patients with this condition. It highlights options for management of those patients who fail to improve with traditional reflux treatment and assists in determining the next steps in the management of this population. Information is presented from an inter-disciplinary perspective, including input by otolaryngology, gastroenterology, speech pathology, and complementary/integrative medicine. The first section of the book is dedicated to understanding the fundamentals of laryngopharyngeal reflux as a condition. It begins with a review of the fundamental anatomy and pathophysiology of LPR and summarizes the landmark and most recent advances in the scientific understanding of this condition. Subsequent chapters delve



into the typical symptoms and clinical presentations of patients, with information provided on cost-effective work-up strategies to confirm the diagnosis. The second section focuses on management of this condition. It begins with a thorough review of traditional medical management, including use of proton pump inhibitors, histamine receptor antagonists, neutralizing agents, low acid diet, alkalinizing agents, and alginates. Surgical management is reviewed as well, including partial and full fundoplication operations. It concludes with “non-traditional” treatment options for LPR, with chapters dedicated to voice therapy, probiotics, herbal therapies, and integrative East-West medicine approaches. Laryngopharyngeal Reflux Disease will be a definitive guide for otolaryngologists, gastroenterologists, speech pathologists, and general physicians with an interest in traditional and complementary/integrative treatments for patients with laryngopharyngeal reflux.