Globus Pharyngeus: Long-Term Follow-up and Prognostic Factors
| Autor: | C Timon, Michael Walsh, D Cagney, T O'Dwyer |
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| Rok vydání: | 1991 |
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Counseling Male medicine.medical_specialty Pediatrics Time Factors Long term follow up Asymptomatic 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Heartburn medicine Humans Prospective Studies 030223 otorhinolaryngology Prospective cohort study business.industry Pharynx Globus Hystericus Pharyngeal Diseases General Medicine Prognosis Deglutition Surgery medicine.anatomical_structure Conversion Disorder Otorhinolaryngology Male patient 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Throat symptoms Gastroesophageal Reflux Female medicine.symptom business Follow-Up Studies |
| Zdroj: | Annals of Otology, Rhinology & Laryngology. 100:351-354 |
| ISSN: | 1943-572X 0003-4894 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/000348949110000501 |
| Popis: | A prospective trial of 80 patients with globus pharyngeus is reported. An in-depth analysis of the typical history at presentation is given. The average follow-up period was 27 months (range, 21 to 42 months). The asymptomatic rate at this interval was 25%, with a further 35% reporting a significant improvement in symptoms. Three independent factors were found to influence prognosis (p < .05). These were sex, length of history at consultation, and the presence or absence of associated throat symptoms. Male patients having a history of the globus symptom for less than 3 months and not complaining of any associated throat symptoms had the best chance of becoming asymptomatic or symptomatically improved. The presence or absence of heartburn or its treatment had no bearing on outcome. |
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