Effective treatment of motor-based oropharyngeal dysphagia requires accurate diagnosis of the swallow impairment. The effectiveness of many treatments can be evaluated during the diagnostic procedure.
Many disorders of the central nervous system (CNS) can cause oral and pharyngeal dysphagia. For clinical purposes, the disorders can be classified as nondegenerative or degenerative. Degenerative ...
Endoscopic carbon dioxide laser cricopharyngeal myotomy for relief of oropharyngeal dysphagia divides the cricopharyngeal muscle via an endoscope using a carbon dioxide laser, as an alternative to ...