European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Call for Papers: Laryngopharyngeal reflux disease: debunking false beliefs through evidence-based medicine
Despite the number of studies published in literature over the years, diagnosing and managing laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR) is often the center of debates and conflicts within researchers.
This Special Issue aims at highlighting new and emerging aspects and theories in the field of pathophysiology, diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up of LPR as a means to debunk “false myths” related to this clinical condition on the one hand, and present evidence-based medicine on the other hand. The wish is to collect the most recent knowledge that can help both, general practitioners and physicians, provide a more comprehensive and personalized approach to LPR patients. Moreover, this would promote a multidisciplinary collaboration between otolaryngologists, gastroenterologists, speech and language therapists, dietitians, and gastroenterological surgeons, thanks to the updates presented which include biological markers, risk factors, diagnostic algorithms, and therapeutic approaches available for this patient population.
Examples of topics include:
- Pathophysiology of LPR
- Molecular pathways
- Biological markers and/or genetic factors of LPR
- Pediatric LPR
- Screening tools for LPR
- Diagnostic options for LPR
- Treatment options for LPR
- Diet and LPR
- Psychosocial distress and LPR
- LPR and improving vocal fold lesions
- LPR and laryngeal cancer
- LPR and professional voice
- Atypical LPR/ differential diagnosis with LPR
For more information about the submission process, please read the submission guidelines (this opens in a new tab).
Guest Editor:
Professor Maria Rosaria Barillari, MD, PhD, MS
Professor Barillari is a Medical Doctor specialized in Audiology and Phoniatrics with a PhD in Clinical, Medical and Experimental Sciences. After spending three years as University Researcher in Audiology and Otolaryngology at “L. Vanvitelli” University, Naples (Italy), she continued her career in the same University as Associate Professor in the Department of Mental and Physical Health and Preventive Medicine, teaching Audiology and Phoniatrics to Medicine and Surgery as well as Speech Therapy students.
Appointed Speaker and Chairman in a number of national and international congresses in the field of Laryngology, Audiology, Phoniatrics and voice rehabilitation, she has collaborated in many research projects and multicenter studies concerned with general laryngology, voice disorders and laryngopharyngeal reflux, covering roles as collaborator or principal investigator.
She is the author and co-author of more than 100 national and international scientific publications and book chapters regarding, Audiology, Laryngology and Phoniatrics.
She is an active member of several national and international scientific societies; she was Vice Chair of the LPR Study Group of the YO-IFOS (Young International Federation of ORL Societies) until January 2023 and current Chair of the Laryngology Study Group of the YO-IFOS. In addition, she is involved with the Italian Society of Audiology and Phoniatrics as part of the executive committee.