The main clinical presentation of patients with oral, pharyngeal, or esophageal motility disorders is dysphagia. Dysphagia caused by oral and pharyngeal disorders can be differentiated from dysphagia ...

Introduction Disorders of the oral and pharyngeal phases of swallowing are very disabling and may place those affected at risk for death from asphyxiation owing to upper airway obstruction by large ...

Dysphagia is a swallowing disorder involving the oral cavity, pharynx, esophagus or gastroesophageal junction. Consequences of dysphagia include malnutrition and dehydration, aspiration pneumonia, ...

Intratumoral gene expression profile of genes involved in 5-FU metabolism and angiogenesis, comparison with tumor invasion depth in patients with advanced gastric cancer. This is an ASCO Meeting ...

Exploring factors in diagnostic delays of head and neck cancer at a public hospital. Chemoselection with induction chemotherapy followed by chemoradiation or surgery versus chemoradiation for patients ...

May 9, 2007 — The main established risk factors for developing head and neck cancers have been smoking and alcohol use, but a new study suggests that there is an alternative, distinct pathway — and ...

Determining the safest and least restrictive diet for individuals with difficulty swallowing or dysphagia can be a complex process to navigate. Considerations include the need to maintain adequate ...

THE treatment of esophagopharyngeal diverticulum continues to be an interesting surgical problem. For the majority of practitioners interest in the subject arises out of the comparative rarity of the ...

Routine esophageal screening can increase the early detection of second primary esophageal squamous cell carcinoma and is particularly recommended for patients with head and neck squamous cell ...

Screening of every patient older than 18 for oral and oropharyngeal cancer in a dental practice is a must. Taking the time to screen each patient is the only way that we as a profession can make an ...