Abstract
Gastroesophageal reflux (GER) is a digestive dysfunction which frequently occurs in healthy people to some extent, and is then regarded as a physiological event in these cases. GER occurrence frequently combines with the onset of one or more respiratory symptoms of different severities, creating a situation which may assume a significant clinical impact [1]. In these cases, cough and wheezing are the most important clinical signs, and those most frequently and spontaneously referred to GER occurrence by the patient. Unfortunately, except in a few paradigmatic circumstances, the cause-effect relationship between the occurrences of GER and of respiratory symptoms is still difficult to assess in the majority of cases, and can only be presumed or established on the basis of the patient’s clinical history in many cases.
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Negro, R.W.D., Pomari, C. (1999). Lung Function and Bronchial Hyperreactivity. In: Dal Negro, R.W., Allegra, L. (eds) Pneumological Aspects of Gastroesophageal Reflux. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-2147-1_15
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