Intraluminal impedance detects failure of pharyngeal bolus clearance during swallowing: A validation study in adults with dysphagia

Neurogastroenterology and Motility

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 244-252

  Szczesniak, M M ^a,b   Rommel, N ^c   Dinning, P G ^b   Fuentealba, S E ^b   Cook, I J ^b   Omari, T I ^c,d  

^a ST GEORGE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c WOMEN S AND CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dysphagia; Impedance; Pharynx; Swallowing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSPHAGIA; ESOPHAGUS PRESSURE; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; HYPOPHARYNX; IMPEDANCE; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWALLOWING; UPPER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER;

ADULT; AGED; DEGLUTITION; DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMANS; MALE; MANOMETRY; MIDDLE AGED; PHARYNX; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 60649111339     PISSN: 13501925     EISSN: 13652982     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2982.2008.01180.x     Document Type: Article

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