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Screening protocol for dysphagia in adults: comparison with videofluoroscopic findings

Clinics; 72 (12), 2017
OBJECTIVES: To compare the videofluoroscopic findings of patients with suspected oropharyngeal dysphagia with the results of a clinical screening protocol. METHODS: A retrospective observational cohort study was conducted on all consecutive patients with suspected oropharyngeal dysphagia between March 2...

Prevalencia del trastorno succión-deglución en neonatos pretérmino nacidos en el Hospital Universitario de Santander durante 2016

Med. UIS; 30 (3), 2017
Resumen Introducción: La alimentación por vía oral después del nacimiento es llevada a cabo gracias a la adecuada coordinación de la triada funcional succión-deglución-respiración, sin embargo, cuando hay una disfunción en alguna de las variables, se presentan los trastornos de succión-degluci...

Implementation of a standardized out-of-hospital management method for Parkinson dysphagia

Summary Objective: Our objective is to explore the effectiveness and feasibility of establishing a swallowing management clinic to implement out-of-hospital management for Parkinson disease (PD) patients with dysphagia. Method: Two-hundred seventeen (217) voluntary PD patients with dysphagia in a PD ou...

Adaptación inicial de un cuestionario de autopercepción de calidad de vida en pacientes con disfagia

El propósito de este estudio fue realizar una adaptación inicial a la población chilena del Swallowing Quality of Life Questionnaire (SWAL-QOL), instrumento diseñado para conocer la autopercepción de la calidad de vida que informan las personas con disfagia orofaríngea.La adapta...

Clinical discussion of the arteria lusoria: a case report

J. vasc. bras; 16 (4), 2017
Abstract The right subclavian artery may originate from the left portion of the aortic arch. This aberrant vessel is known as the arteria lusoria. Its course to its usual site runs behind the esophagus, which may cause a disease known as dysphagia lusoria, responsible for symptoms of discomfort. This art...

Endoscopic surveillance of extensive esophageal papillomatosis not amenable to endoscopic therapy

Einstein (Säo Paulo); 15 (3), 2017
ABSTRACT We present two cases of esophageal papillomatosis, a very rare reported disease leading to dysphagia and did not improve after endoscopic treatment. Both patients refused surgery and they were followed-up for 3 years, but no significant clinical or endoscopic changes were seen....

Incidencia de trastornos deglutorios post-extubación en cuidados intensivos, mediante evaluación fibroscópica
Incidence of Post-extubation Swallowing Disorders at the Critical Care Unit, by means of Fiberoptic Evaluation

Rev. am. med. respir; 17 (3), 2017
Introducción: La Fibroscópica de Trastornos Deglutorios (FEES) es una técnica que permite estudiar la fisiología de la deglución. Puede realizarse junto a la cama del paciente, haciendo esta técnica muy atractiva para realizar en Cuidados Intensivos (UCI), evitando el traslado fuera de la unidad pa...

Late evaluation of dysphagia after heller esophageal myotomy with dor fundoplication for achalasia

ABCD (São Paulo, Impr.); 30 (3), 2017
ABSTRACT Background: All available treatments for achalasia are palliative and aimed to eliminate the flow resistance caused by a hypertensive lower esophageal sphincter. Aim: To analyze the positive and negative prognostic factors in the improvement of dysphagia and to evaluate quality of life in pati...

Chest CT findings in patients with dysphagia and aspiration: a systematic review

J. bras. pneumol; 43 (4), 2017
ABSTRACT The objective of this systematic review was to characterize chest CT findings in patients with dysphagia and pulmonary aspiration, identifying the characteristics and the methods used. The studies were selected from among those indexed in the Brazilian Virtual Library of Health, LILACS, Indice B...

Factores pronóstico de la disfagia luego de un ataque cerebrovascular: una revisión y búsqueda sistemática

Objetivo: identificar los factores pronóstico en disfagia luego de un accidente cerebrovascular (ACV), reportados en la literatura científica, como resultado de la revisión y búsqueda sistemática. Materiales y métodos: la búsqueda y revisión sistemática se realizó en las bases de datos PubMed, ...