VANCOUVER, B.C.—Measuring bile acids in saliva might be a simple test to confirm laryngopharyngeal reflux in symptomatic patients, according to a small prospective study presented at the 2023 annual meeting of the American College of Gastroenterology.
Laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR) can be difficult to diagnose, with ambiguous symptoms that sometimes occur without common gastroesophageal reflux disease symptoms (Aliment Pharmacol Ther 2024 Jan 8. doi:10.1111/apt.17858). Because of this