Rigid spine syndrome: A radiologic and manometric study of the pharynx and esophagus

Dysphagia

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 110-115

  Stübgen, Joerg Patrick ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cineradiography; Deglutition; Deglutition disorders; Manometry; Pharyngoesophageal function; Rigid spine syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION PNEUMONIA; BREATHING MUSCLE; CINERADIOGRAPHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; DYSPHAGIA; ESOPHAGUS FUNCTION; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTUBATION; MALE; MANOMETRY; MYOPATHY; OROPHARYNX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGID SPINE SYNDROME; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX RATIO; SWALLOWING; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TRACHEOSTOMY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CINERADIOGRAPHY; DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MANOMETRY; MUSCLE RIGIDITY; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PHARYNX; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPINE; SYNDROME;

EID: 44449129037     PISSN: 0179051X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00455-007-9102-7     Document Type: Article

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