ALLMedicine™ Dysphagia Center

Mar 28th, 2023 - Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) remains one of the most commonly encountered gastrointestinal disorders. Proton pump inhibitors still show an inadequate effect on about 10% to 40% of the patients. Laparoscopic antireflux surgery is the surg...

Mar 27th, 2023 - An optimal diet contributes to reducing malnutrition prevalence in the nursing home population. For this population, recommended daily intakes are ≥1.0 g protein/kg body weight and ≥27 energy kcal/kg body weight. The aim of this study was to ident...

Mar 26th, 2023 - Retraction Note: The Characteristics and Predicators of Post-extubation Dysphagia in ICU Patients with Endotracheal Intubation.|2023|Xia C,Ji J,|

Mar 26th, 2023 - To develop an expert consensus statement (ECS) on the management of dysphagia in head and neck cancer (HNC) patients to address controversies and offer opportunities for quality improvement. Dysphagia in HNC was defined as swallowing impairment in...

Mar 26th, 2023 - Carnitine is essential for transporting long-chain fatty acids into mitochondria and promotes energy metabolism via β-oxidation of long-chain fatty acids. Although carnitine is also present in the peripheral blood, 98% of total carnitine is stored...

Nov 20th, 2021 - Epigastric pain can have multiple etiologies including myocardial infarction, pancreatitis, acute aortic syndromes, gastroesophageal reflux disease, esophagitis, peptic ulcer disease, gastritis, duodenal ulcer disease, gastric cancer, and hiatal h...

Nov 7th, 2021 - In hospitals through Europe and worldwide, the practices regarding hospital diets are very heterogeneous. Hospital diets are rarely prescribed by physicians, and sometimes the choices of diets are based on arbitrary reasons. Often prescriptions ar...

Jul 1st, 2021 - The recommended diagnostic criteria for achalasia have been recently updated by Chicago Classification version 4.0 (CCv4.0), the widely accepted classification scheme for esophageal motility disorders using metrics from high-resolution manometry (...

Apr 12th, 2021 - Multiple system atrophy (MSA) is a neurodegenerative disorder characterized by a combination of autonomic failure plus cerebellar syndrome and/or parkinsonism. Dysphagia is a frequent and disabling symptom in MSA and its occurrence within 5 years ...

Aug 11th, 2020 - Achalasia is an esophageal motility disorder characterized by aberrant peristalsis and insufficient relaxation of the lower esophageal sphincter. Patients most commonly present with dysphagia to solids and liquids, regurgitation, and occasional ch...

Mar 20th, 2023 - Cerebral Palsy (CP) is a group of permanent disorders of movement and posture development due to non-progressive damage to the developing fetal or infant brain, causing activity limitation. Motor disorders in CP are mostly accompanied by sensory a...

Mar 17th, 2023 - PRIMARY OBJECTIVE: I. To identify the maximally tolerated dose of adavosertib (AZD1775) to be used in combination with radiation therapy for patients with esophageal/gastroesophageal junction (GEJ) cancer that is metastatic or inoperable and not e...

Mar 16th, 2023 - The morbidity after TORS has not yet been fully investigated, but a recent studies suggest that pain is one of the primary causes for unplanned readmission This issue has been investigated by Clayburgh D et al who found that a prolonged dexamethas...

Mar 10th, 2023 - PRIMARY OBJECTIVES: I. To determine the safety of radiotherapy (RT) with concurrent and adjuvant anti-PD-L1 therapy (MEDI4736 [durvalumab]) is safe in patients with locoregionally advanced head and neck cancer (HNC) who have a contraindication to ...

Mar 9th, 2023 - Aim 1: Examine the effect of nanoLOCK technology on rates of postoperative dysphagia after ACDF. Aim 2: Evaluate the effect of nanoLOCK technology on radiographic fusion. Aim 3: Evaluate how nanoLOCK technology influences the development of radiog...

Feb 3rd, 2023 - Adding docetaxel to radiation therapy (RT) improved survival outcomes in cisplatin-ineligible patients with locally advanced head and neck squamous cell carcinoma, a phase III randomized trial showed. At a median follow-up of 32.4 months, the 2-ye...

Dec 21st, 2022 - Dupilumab (Dupixent) was superior to placebo in the phase III trial underpinning its approval last spring for eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE), researchers said. About 60% of patients receiving the active drug -- a monoclonal antibody targeting inte...

Dec 20th, 2022 - Case Report A 7-year-old girl who was otherwise healthy was referred by pediatric gastroenterology for evaluation of cutaneous Crohn disease (CD). The patient had a 4-year history of persistent lip swelling and a 3-year history of asymmetric eryth.

Dec 14th, 2022 - Radiation therapy can cause long-term dysphagia that seriously affects quality of life for survivors of head and neck (H&N) cancer. 1-3 Numerous studies have linked pharyngeal constrictor dose to long-term dysphagia, but conclusions about the dose.

Dec 12th, 2022 - Patients with Class I obesity can be treated effectively with bariatric surgery, which reduces BMI and comorbidities over 5 years, according to a single-center study. In a retrospective analysis of patients who underwent bariatric surgery for Clas...