• The Laryngoscope · Aug 2003

    Review

    Fiberoptic endoscopic evaluation of swallowing.

    • Susan G Hiss and Gregory N Postma.
    • Center for Voice Disorders of Wake Forest University and Department of Otolarynology, School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27157, USA.
    • Laryngoscope. 2003 Aug 1;113(8):1386-93.

    Objectives/HypothesisApproximately 8 million people in the United States report some degree of dysphagia annually; as the population continues to age, this will become a greater problem. A comprehensibly performed and interpreted fiberoptic endoscopic evaluation of swallowing provides invaluable information for the evaluation and management of individuals with dysphagia or aspiration, or both.Study DesignReview.MethodsThe state-of-the-art technique, interpretation, predictive value, and safety of fiberoptic endoscopic evaluation of swallowing was reviewed.

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