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ACTA OTO-LARYNGOLOGICA
卷 127, 期 5, 页码 470-473出版社
TAYLOR & FRANCIS AS
DOI: 10.1080/00016480600868406
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otitis media; gastroesophageal reflux disease; middle ear effusion; pepsinogen; questionnaire; proton pump inhibitor
Conclusions. The measurement of pepsinogen I (PGI) in middle-ear effusions (MEEs) and a questionnaire on the frequency symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux (GER) disease are tools that can be used to screen for the existence of GER. Objective. To seek methods that would be beneficial as a screen for the presence of GER among adult patients with OME. Materials and methods. Fifty-eight adult outpatients with OME were asked to answer a questionnaire of the frequency scale for symptoms of GER disease. Samples of MEEs were obtained from each subject and were measured for concentrations of PGI and PGII. Some patients were followed up after being treated with a proton pump inhibitor. Results. The percentage of patients with high PGI concentrations in their MEEs was higher in those with GER-related symptoms than in those without GER-related symptoms. Moreover, OME was present bilaterally in a higher percentage of patients with GER-related symptoms. There were patients in whom PGI levels decreased after receiving treatment for GER.
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