Management of Oropharyngeal Dysphagia in Laryngeal and Hypopharyngeal Cancer
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Management of Oropharyngeal Dysphagia in Laryngeal and Hypopharyngeal Cancer
On considering a function-preserving treatment for laryngeal and hypopharyngeal cancer, swallowing is a capital issue. For most of the patients, achieving an effective and safe deglutition will mark the difference between a functional and a dysfunctional outcome. We present an overview of the management of dysphagia in head and neck cancer patients. A brief review on the normal physiology of sw...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Otolaryngology
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1687-9201,1687-921X
DOI: 10.1155/2012/157630