Assessment of pharyngeal motor function using a novel velopharyngeal squeeze maneuver and a novel endoscopic pharyngeal contraction grade scale in patients with dysphagia after radiotherapy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma.
Peter K M KuAlexander C VlantisThomas S C HuiDavid C M YeungAlex K F LeeThomas LawSimon Y P ChanEsther S M PoonSophie Y Y LeeBecky Y T ChanTwinky Y L CheungLaurie Y W LokDennis T H ChengJade W S LiKen C W YamChristina S M HoKristy P T FungCoco S Y ChanWilliam H S WangJeffrey K T WongVictor AbdullahAndrew van HasseltMichael C F TongPublished in: Head & neck (2021)
VPSM and EPCG scale are two novel tools to assess pharyngeal motor function, and both correlate well with pharyngeal contractility and aspiration.