The purpose of this study was to compare videofluoroscopy (VFS), fiberoptic endoscopic
evaluation of swallowing (FEES) and oro-pharyngo-oesophageal scintigraphy (OPES) with …

The past two decades have brought an enormous widening of interest in and knowledge
about swallowing disorders. The most frequently used technique for swallow evaluation is X …

Objective In the evaluation of oropharyngeal dysphagia, instrumental procedures, for
example, flexible endoscopic evaluation of swallowing or videofluoroscopic swallowing …

Objectives: The aim of the study was to investigate whether the type of instrumental
swallowing examination (Fibreoptic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing (FEES) or …

Objective Complaints of dysphagia for solids lead to speech-language pathology (SLP)
referral. Yet many of these patients are later diagnosed with esophageal rather than …

Obiettivo. La disfagia è un sintomo sotteso da differenti quadri patologici, in cui si verifica
un'alterazione del meccanismo deglutitorio, che può estrinsecarsi a vari livelli. Gli autori …

For many years, videofluoroscopy was considered the gold standard for studies on
swallowing disorders, and only recently has its role been challenged, due primarily to the …

Dysphagia management has become a core area of practice for Speech-Language
Pathologists (S-LPs). Videofluoroscopy is a readily available tool used to determine …

The use of videofluoroscopy to study the upper aerodigestive tract is considered to be the
most useful examination for documenting the oropharyngeal swallow sequence in those …

Videofluoroscopy has long been viewed as the “gold standard” of swallowing examination
for the comprehensive information it provides. However, it is not very efficient and accessible …