The motility of the pharynx, upper esophageal sphincter (UES), and proximal esophagus in
patients with oropharyngeal dysphagia is still not entirely understood. High-resolution …

Manometry of the pharynx and the upper esophageal sphincter (UES) provides important
information on the swallowing mechanism, especially about details on the pharyngeal …

Background High resolution manometry (HRM) is used increasingly to investigate muscular
functions of the pharynx and the upper esophageal sphincter (UES) during swallowing …

Objectives. Preswallow pharyngeal bolus presence is evident in patients with oropharyngeal
dysphagia. Pressure flow analysis (PFA) using high resolution manometry with impedance …

BACKGROUND & AIMS: Automated impedance manometry analysis (AIM) measures
swallow function variables that define bolus timing, intrabolus pressure, contractile vigor …

Methods We reviewed 33 controls (13 males; median age, 61.2 years) and 104
oropharyngeal dysphagia patients (61 males; median age, 70.4 years) who underwent a …

Clinical evaluation and treatment for swallowing disorders has historically relied on
subjective judgments of imaging studies, contributing to highly variable interpretation of …

Purpose: Together with Videofluoroscopic swallow study (VFSS), high-resolution manometry
(HRM) and swallowing sound can produce valuable information to assess the swallowing …

Multichannel intraluminal impedance (MII) detects bolus flow through a healthy pharynx. The
aim of this study was to determine whether the technique detects bolus flow and retention in …

Conventional manometry presents significant challenges, especially in assessment of
pharyngeal swallowing, because of the asymmetry and deglutitive movements of …