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Pediatric Rhinosinusitis and Gastroesophageal Reflux

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Gastroesophageal reflux disease is a common occurrence in the pediatric age group and tends to improve with age. A relationship between pediatric chronic rhinosinusitis and gastroesophageal reflux has been speculated, though a true cause-and-effect relationship has yet to be solidified. Available evidence linking gastroesophageal reflux disease to pediatric rhinosinusitis will be reviewed in this chapter. Similarly, the impact of reflux therapy on the progress of rhinosinusitis in children will be summarized. Based on the current literature, there appears to be some correlation between the two entities, but the evidence does not seem to justify routine empiric treatment of reflux in children with chronic rhinosinusitis in the absence of overt gastroesophageal reflux disease symptoms.

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Sowa, L., Baroody, F.M. (2020). Pediatric Rhinosinusitis and Gastroesophageal Reflux. In: Ramadan, H., Baroody, F. (eds) Pediatric Rhinosinusitis. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-22891-0_11

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