Cross-Sectional Study of Swallowing Phases in Cases of Megaesophagus Caused by Chagas Disease.

Aretuza Zaupa Gasparim El Gharib Roberto Oliveira Dantas

Published in: Gastroenterology research (2021)

Megaesophagus caused by Chagas disease may affect all phases of swallowing, with an increase in oral and pharyngeal residues which suggest the impairment of oral and pharyngeal efficiency. None of the patients had airway aspiration.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
peritoneal dialysis
patient reported outcomes