Table 5 Detailed information of 19 patients without pathologic AET and positive reflux-cough association
Hiatal hernia | Typical symptoms | No. of reflux episodes ≥73 | DeMeester scores ≥14.7 | No response to PPI | Partial response to PPI | Complete response to PPI | No use of PPI | No. of patients | Cough cured or significantly improved |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
yes | yes | yes | 5 | 5 | |||||
yes | yes | yes | 2 | 2 | |||||
yes | yes | yes | 1 | 1 | |||||
yes | yes | yes | 1 | 1 | |||||
yes | yes | yes | yes | 1 | 0 | ||||
yes | yes | yes | yes | 1 | 1 | ||||
yes | yes | 1 | 0 | ||||||
yes | yes | 1 | 0 | ||||||
yes | yes | yes | 1 | 1 | |||||
yes | yes | yes | 1 | 1 | |||||
yes | yes | 1 | 1 | ||||||
yes | yes | 2 | 0 | ||||||
yes | yes | yes | yes | 1 | 0 |