Factores causales que se presentan en el reflujo laringo-faríngeo evaluados por endoscopia laríngea en pacientes de 35-55 años de la Unidad Técnica de Otorrinolaringología del Hospital Teodoro Maldonado Carbo, en el periodo 2016-2017.

Abstract

Background: The laryngopharyngeal reflux is a disease caused by the passage of gastric contents into the laryngopharynx, the statements that originate the imperative of patients in the specialty of Otorhinolaryngology. Objective: To determine causal factors that occur in laryngopharyngeal reflux evaluated by laryngeal endoscopy in a 35-55-year-old patient from the ENT Technical Unit at the Hospital Teodoro Maldonado Carbo (HTMC), 2016-2017. Methodology: The study has a non-experimental, transversal and descriptive methodological design with a correlational scope. A total of 53 patients undergoing laryngeal endoscopy were studied by the ENT Technical Unit of the Teodoro Maldonado Carbo Hospital, of which they met the inclusion criteria (32 women and 21 men), data from clinical histories, reports were collected of laryngeal endoscopies. Results: the study population was composed of female patients 60.4% (32), while the male gender was 39.6% (21) of greater prevalence between ages 51 to 55 years. Body mass index of 50.9% of patients presented in normal weight range. At the time of laryngoscopy, 40 patients (75.5%) presented arytenoid edema and dysphonia. A significant difference was found between gender and the manifestation of pharyngeal globus (p-value <0.05). Conclusions: The causal factors that were determined with the highest prevalence were arytenoid edema in women being the most common symptom of globus pharyngeal presentation and dysphonia; said symptomatology are not related to caffeine consumption.