Reflux Laryngitis and Related Disorders

Robert Sataloff, M.D. Robert T. Sataloff, M.D., D.M.A., F.A.C.S., is a Professor and Chairman, Department of Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery and Senior Dean for Clinical Academic Specialties, Drexel University College of Medicine. He is also Adjunct Professor in the departments of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery at Thomas Jefferson University, the University of Pennsylvania and Temple University, and on the faculty of the Academy of Vocal Arts. Philip Katz, M.D. Philip O. Katz is Chairman of the Division of Gastroenterology at Albert Einstein Medical Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and a recognized national authority on esophageal disease. Board certified in internal medicine and gastroenterology, his research interests include all aspects of gastro-esophageal reflux disease. A practicing clinician with active teaching and editorial positions, he is also widely published and is an editorial reviewer for the Annals of Internal Medicine, American Journal of Gastroenterology, Gastroenterology, Journal of the American Geriatric Association, and Digestive Diseases and Sciences. Mary Hawkshaw, B.S.N. Mary J. Hawkshaw, B.S.N. is Research Associate Professor, Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Drexel University College of Medicine. Dahlia Sataloff, M.D. Dahlia M. Sataloff is Chairman of the Department of Surgery at the Graduate Hospital and has been a member of the Department of Surgery since 1985. She has served as co-director of the Breast Panel of the Joan Karnell Comprehensive Cancer Center at Pennsylvania Hospital and also as Vice Chairman of the Department of Surgery. Her practice is devoted exclusively to breast surgery for benign and cancerous conditions and she has lectured extensively on breast cancer detection, treatment and management. A recipient of a number of prestigious awards, she has also published papers on a variety of surgical subjects and has co-authored a textbook.

Table of Contents Preface About the Authors 1 Introduction 2 Anatomy and Physiology of the Voice 3 Anatomy and Physiology of the Esophagus and Its Sphincters 4 New Concepts in the Anatomy and Physiology of the Anti-Reflux Barrier Larry Miller, Kian Makipour, Pathikonda Murali, Anil Vegesna 5 Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease: An Overview of Clinical Presentation and Epidemiology 6 Reflux Laryngitis and Other Otolaryngologic Manifestations of Laryngopharyngeal Reflux 7 Diagnostic Tests for Gastroesophageal Reflux 8 Behavioral and Medical Management of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease 9 Surgical Therapy for Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease Index