Dysphagia after radiotherapy: State of the art and prevention

European Annals of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Diseases

Volumn 132, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 25-29

  Servagi Vernat, S ^a   Ali, D ^b   Roubieu, C ^c   Durdux, C ^b   Laccourreye, O ^b   Giraud, P ^b  

^a Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Treichville   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^c HÔPITAL EUROPÉEN GEORGES POMPIDOU   (France)

Author keywords

Dysphagia; Radiotherapy; Toxicities

Indexed keywords

ASPIRATION PNEUMONIA; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CRICOPHARYNGEUS MUSCLE; DYSPHAGIA; EFFERENT NERVE; ESOPHAGUS; EXTERNAL BEAM RADIOTHERAPY; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HYPOGLOSSAL NERVE; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; MASSETER MUSCLE; MOUTH CAVITY; MOUTH MUCOSA; NASOPHARYNX; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHARYNX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION INJURY; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING SYSTEM; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SOFT PALATE; STERNOCLEIDOMASTOID MUSCLE; SWALLOWING; TONGUE; ADVERSE EFFECTS; DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; PHYSIOLOGY;

DEGLUTITION; DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; RADIOTHERAPY;

EID: 84923011247     PISSN: 18797296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anorl.2013.09.006     Document Type: Short Survey

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