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Eighty-year-old man with 10 years dysphagia

Journal of Digestive Endoscopy, 2015
Dysphagia is a sensation of food being "stuck" up in its passage from the mouth to stomach. It is of two main types, oropharyngeal dysphagia, and esophageal dysphagia.
Showkat A. Kadla, Nisar Ahmad Shah, Shaheena Parveen, Bilal A. Khan, Asif I. Shah, Shaheen Nazir Lone, Sandeep Sharma   +6 more
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Palliative stenting for oesophagogastric cancer: tumour and host factors and prognosis [PDF]

, 2018
Objectives: Palliative self-expandable metallic stent (SEMS) insertion is common in patients not suitable for resection of oesophagogastric (OG) cancer. Factors which may determine survival, however, are not clear.
Glen, Paul, McMillan, Donald C., Park, James H., Woodley, Niall   +3 more
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Exercise and Nutrition Prehabilitation Program During Preoperative Chemotherapy Followed by Esophagectomy in Older Patients With Esophageal Cancer: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
This prospective randomized trial evaluated whether prehabilitation, exercise and nutrition intervention, enhance skeletal muscle mass during neoadjuvant chemotherapy in older patients with esophageal cancer undergoing esophagectomy. We also investigated whether exercise alone was sufficient to increase skeletal muscle mass, and whether nutritional ...
Keijiro Sugimura, Takashi Kanemura, Tomohira Takeoka, Takahito Sugase, Norihiro Matsuura, Kazuyoshi Yamamoto, Masahiko Yano, Hiroshi Miyata   +7 more
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Physical, oral, and swallowing functions of three patients with type A xeroderma pigmentosum: a report of three cases

BMC Oral Health
Background Xeroderma pigmentosum (XP) is an extremely rare and severe form of photosensitivity. It is classified into types A–G or V according to the gene responsible for the disease.
Atsuko Tamura, Kohei Yamaguchi, Ryosuke Yanagida, Rie Miyata, Haruka Tohara   +4 more
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Patient acceptability, safety and access : A balancing act for selecting age-appropriate oral dosage forms for paediatric and geriatric populations [PDF]

, 2018
© 2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.The selection and design of age-appropriate formulations intended for use in paediatric and geriatric patients are dependent on multiple factors affecting patient acceptability, safety and access.
Ernest, Terry B., Liu, Fang, Ranmal, Sejal R., Walsh, Jennifer   +3 more
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Psoas Muscle Volume as a Predictor of Postoperative Complications in Patients Undergoing Emergency Surgery for Strangulated Small Bowel Obstruction: A Retrospective Single‐Center Study

Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
This retrospective study identified low preoperative psoas muscle volume, measured by computed tomography, as an independent predictor of postoperative complications in patients undergoing emergency surgery for strangulated small bowel obstruction. Low psoas muscle volume, particularly in older adults, was associated with cardiopulmonary and systemic ...
Takuya Shiraishi, Chika Katayama, Yuta Shibasaki, Chika Komine, Takuhisa Okada, Akihiko Sano, Makoto Sakai, Hiroomi Ogawa, Ken Shirabe, Hiroshi Saeki   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effects of interferential current transcutaneous electrical sensory stimulation in patients with severe dementia and dysphagia in long-term care facilities

BMC Geriatrics
Background The aim of the study was to ascertain the efficacy of interferential current-transcutaneous electrical sensory stimulation (IFC-TESS) in treating patients with severe dementia accompanied by dysphagia who reside in long-term care facilities ...
Yoshiko Hara, Ayako Nakane, Yu Yoshizumi, Kazuharu Nakagawa, Kohei Yamaguchi, Kanako Yoshimi, Haruka Tohara   +6 more
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Cervical Deformity Patients Have Baseline Swallowing Dysfunction but Surgery Does Not Increase Dysphagia at 3 Months: Results From a Prospective Cohort Study. [PDF]

, 2019
Study designProspective cohort study.ObjectivesMost studies of dysphagia in the cervical spine have focused on a degenerative patient population; the rate of dysphagia following surgery for cervical deformity (CD) is unknown.
Ames, Christopher P, Bao, Hongda, International Spine Study Group (ISSG), Iyer, Sravisht, Kim, Han Jo, Klineberg, Eric O, Lafage, Virginie, Mundis, Gregory M, Neuman, Brian J, Passias, Peter, Protopsaltis, Themistocles S, Smith, Justin S   +11 more
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Prevalence of drooling, swallowing, and feeding problems in cerebral palsy across the lifespan: a systematic review and meta‐analyses [PDF]

, 2019
Aim: To determine the prevalence of drooling, swallowing, and feeding problems in persons with cerebral palsy (CP) across the lifespan. Method: A systematic review was conducted using five different databases (AMED, CINAHL, Embase, MEDLINE, and PubMed ...
Bakarčić D, Morales‐Chávez M, Rodrigues dos Santos MTB, Rosenbaum P, Sedky NA, Strauss D, US Institute of Medicine Committee on Regional Health Data Networks, Wilson EM   +7 more
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Clinical utility of pharyngeal high‐resolution manometry with impedance for upper esophageal sphincter dysfunction in gastroenterology

Advances in Digestive Medicine, EarlyView.
Abstract Pharyngeal high‐resolution manometry with impedance (P‐HRM‐I) is an established assessment method used to evaluate pharyngeal swallowing. It provides precise quantification of swallowing biomechanics that enable the detection of alterations in swallowing physiology.
Mistyka Schar, Taher Omari, Michal Szczesniak, Chien‐Lin Chen, Richard Heddle, Charles Cock   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source