Endoscopic Reflux Laryngitis (Posterior)
The slides provided on this page
should serve as a guide for diagnosing Reflux Laryngitis. Reflux Laryngitis
is endoscopically
observed
in the majority of the patients with GERD, whether or not they suffer from
heartburn and/or erosive esophagitis. The following studies provide further
support for the diagnostic importance of Reflux Laryngitis in patients with
GERD.
Mild:
erythema posterior third of vocal cords and arytenoid area
Moderate:
diffuse posterior erythema, edema and piled-up
mucosa of inter-arytenoid area
Severe:
ulceration or granulation of the posterior vocal cord area
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Granuloma of left vocal cord |
Ulceration of right vocal cord |
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