Critical swallowing functions contributing to dysphagia in patients with recurrent laryngeal nerve paralysis after esophagectomy.

Jun TakatsuEiji HigakiTetsuya AbeHironori FujiedaMasahiro YoshidaMasahiko YamamotoYasuhiro Shimizu

Published in: Esophagus : official journal of the Japan Esophageal Society (2024)

Impaired hyoid bone elevation is a specific dysphagia factor in patients with RLNP, suggesting compensatory epiglottis inversion by hyoid bone elevation is important for incomplete glottis closure caused by RLNP.

Keyphrases

bone mineral density
soft tissue
bone loss
bone regeneration
postmenopausal women
magnetic resonance imaging
magnetic resonance
robot assisted
minimally invasive