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Korean Journal of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery > Volume 39(8); 1996 > Article
Korean Journal of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery 1996;39(8): 1317-23.
Primary Treatment of Globus Patients
Cheol Min Ahn, MD
Department of otorhinolaryngology. Nowon Eulji Hospital, Seoul, Korea
인후두부 이상감증 환자의 1차 치료
안철민
노원을지병원 이비인후과
ABSTRACT

Since the first description by Hippocrates, the terminology of globus syndrome has been obtained to those patients complaining of chocking or lump sensastion in the throat without any determined causal factor. Recently, gastroesophageal reflux disease was proposed as the important cause of globus. From January 1994 to December 1994, we have evaluated globus patients by general work up, radiologic and endoscopic studies. Sixty five globus patients those who were ruled out other conditions and diagnosed as suspicious gastroesophageal reflux disease were subdivided into 4 groups in according to compound of globus, larynx findings and gastrointestinal symptoms. Triple therapy, i.e. antacid, H2 blocker, gastrointestinal tract regulator, was supplied to each group and diazepam as control for 2-6 months. The efficacy of triple therapy was more than 90% on improvement of larynx finding and symptoms. So, gastrosophageal reflux disease could be diagnosed as the cause of globus, retrospectively. A view point of diagnosis of gastroesophageal reflux disease, as treatment, the triple therapy was more efficacious for intial treatment for globus patients, nevertheless, no pathologic conditions of larynx and gastrointestinal symptoms.

Keywords: Globus syndromeGastroesophageal refulx disease.
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