Patients with gastroesophageal reflux (GER) present to the head and neck specialist with a myriad of nonspecific complaints that may be manifestations of pharyngoesophageal or upper airway involvement. Numerous diagnostic tests for GER have been used in the past with varying success. In the present study, gastroesophageal scintigraphy using 99mtechnetium-sulfur colloid was used to evaluate 28 patients with head and neck manifestations of GER. The role of gastroesophageal scintigraphy as an accurate and noninvasive method of detecting GER is discussed in the context of other current diagnostic modalities.
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