Prevalence of Dysphagia in Patients With Non-neoplastic Vocal Fold Pathology
| Autor: | Samer Abou Rizk, Elie Khalifee, Anthony Ghanem, Aya El Hage, Hussein Jaffal, Abdul-Latif Hamdan |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Male Pathology medicine.medical_specialty Non neoplastic Voice Quality medicine.medical_treatment Laryngitis Vocal Cords 030507 speech-language pathology & audiology 03 medical and health sciences Speech and Hearing 0302 clinical medicine Risk Factors otorhinolaryngologic diseases Prevalence Medicine Humans In patient Lebanon 030223 otorhinolaryngology Chemotherapy High prevalence business.industry Middle Aged LPN and LVN medicine.disease Dysphonia Dysphagia Deglutition Radiation therapy medicine.anatomical_structure Otorhinolaryngology Case-Control Studies Female medicine.symptom 0305 other medical science business Deglutition Disorders Respiratory tract |
| Zdroj: | Journal of voice : official journal of the Voice Foundation. 33(5) |
| ISSN: | 1873-4588 |
| Popis: | Summary Objectives To examine the prevalence of dysphagia in patients presenting with dysphonia and diagnosed with non-neoplastic vocal fold pathology. Methods A total of 45 patients presenting with dysphonia and diagnosed with non-neoplastic vocal fold pathology and a control group matched according to age and gender were included. Patients with recent history of respiratory tract infection, laryngeal surgery or manipulation, neurologic disorders, head and neck tumors, or history of chemotherapy/radiotherapy were excluded. The primary outcome measure for dysphagia was Eating Assessment Tool-10. Patients with a score above three were considered to have dysphagia. Results The 45 patients were stratified as 18 males and 27 females, with an overall mean age of 48.23 ± 14.65 years. The most common vocal fold pathology was Reinke edema (28.8%), followed by laryngitis (24.4%), and vocal fold nodules (17.7%) and polyps (13.33%). Out of 45 patients with dysphonia, 37.7% had dysphagia and out of 25 controls, 8% had dysphagia as evidenced by an Eating Assessment Tool-10 score of above three. This prevalence is higher than normative values reported in the literature (16%–22%). Conclusions The high prevalence of dysphagia in patients with non-neoplastic vocal fold pathology alludes to the pathogenic role of laryngeal behavior in the development of obstructive swallowing symptoms. The potential benefit of voice and swallowing therapy in the treatment of these patients should be considered. |
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