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Abstract
Background: gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is a common condition affecting many patients. it usually presents with the classic manifestations of heartburn and regurgitation; however, it can also presents with extraesophageal manifestations such as chronic cough, laryngitis, asthma or chest pain. laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR) is the result of retrograde flow of gastric contents to the laryngopharynx, where it comes in contact with tissues of the upper aerodigestive tract. *objective: the aim of this work was to evaluate the association between laryngeal lesions and gasteroesophegeal reflux disease (GERD). *methods: the present study was performed on thirty candidates; group (A): 15patients suffering from laryngeal lesions. group (B): 15patients with normal larynx. all patients were subjected to; history taking, full ent examination, laryngescopy, upper git endoscopy and 24 hour ph monitoring. *results: the prevalance of gerd patients in group (A) was (46.67%) (proved by git symptoms, upper git endoscopy and 24 hour ph monitoring) while it was only (13.33%) in group (B). and this was of statistically significant difference (p-value = 0.047).