Role of Laryngopharyngeal Reflux Changes in Children with Adenoid Hypertrophy: A Randomized Controlled Prospective Study

<table class="table-group" id="tab4"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left"> </td><td class="align_center">Pepsin (+)</td><td class="align_center">Pepsin (−)</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">RSI (+)</td><td class="align_center">3</td><td class="align_center">1</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">RSI (−)</td><td class="align_center">25</td><td class="align_center">9</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">RFS (+)</td><td class="align_center">18</td><td class="align_center">8</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">RFS (−)</td><td class="align_center">16</td><td class="align_center">5</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">RSI + RFS (+)</td><td class="align_center">20</td><td class="align_center">9</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">RSI + RFS (−)</td><td class="align_center">15</td><td class="align_center">7</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="3"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr class="table-fn"><td><div>RSI: reflux symptom index; RFS: reflux finding score.<br/></div></td></tr></table>

<div>Sensitivity and specificity of RSI, RFS, and RSI combined with RFS in diagnosing pharyngeal reflux.</div>

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Table 4: Role of Laryngopharyngeal Reflux Changes in Children with Adenoid Hypertrophy: A Randomized Controlled Prospective Study 