Dynamic laryngotracheal closure for aspiration; A preliminary report

Laryngoscope

Volumn 111, Issue 11, 2001, Pages 2032-2040

  Broniatowski, Michael ^a,b   Grundfest Broniatowski, Sharon ^c   Tyler, Dustin J ^d   Scolieri, Paul ^b   Abbass, Fadi ^b   Tucker, Harvey M ^a,b   Brodsky, Sheryl ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF CLEVELAND   (United States)

^c OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NeuroControl Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

Aspiration pneumonia; Dynamic laryngotracheal closure; Pacemaker; Recurrent laryngeal nerve stimulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION PNEUMONIA; BARIUM MEAL; CASE REPORT; DYSPHAGIA; ELECTRODE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; ENTERIC FEEDING; FEMALE; FIBERSCOPE ENDOSCOPY; HUMAN; LARYNX; MALE; PACEMAKER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT LARYNGEAL NERVE; STROKE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TRACHEA; TRACHEOSTOMY; VOCAL CORD;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; LARYNX; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMONIA, ASPIRATION; RECURRENT LARYNGEAL NERVE; TRACHEA;

EID: 0034754835     PISSN: 0023852X     EISSN: 15314995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005537-200111000-00031     Document Type: Article

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