Rachel Rosen, Reza Rahbar, Karen Watters, Anne Hseu, Carlos J Munoz, Lynne Ferrari, Robert Holzman, Shoaib Mohammad, Alexandra Cohen, Maritha Du, Anna Akkara, Andrea Catacora, Tregony Simoneau, Sarah Connearney, Paul Mitchell, Samuel Nurko
OBJECTIVE: To validate a novel biomarker, airway impedance for extraesophageal disease. STUDY DESIGN: We prospectively recruited patients with respiratory symptoms undergoing combined endoscopy and direct laryngoscopy for the evaluation of symptoms. The direct laryngoscopy was performed and videotaped for blinded scoring by 3 otolaryngologists and an impedance catheter was placed onto the posterior larynx to obtain measurements. Following this, an endoscopy was performed and impedance measurements and biopsies were taken at 3 esophageal heights...
November 17, 2022: Journal of Pediatrics