Oro‐pharyngo‐esophageal radionuclide scintigraphy predicts aspiration pneumonia risk and associated survival in post‐irradiated nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients

Oro‐pharyngo‐esophageal radionuclide scintigraphy predicts aspiration pneumonia risk and associated survival in post‐irradiated nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients

Abstract Objective To demonstrate that oro‐pharyngo‐esophageal radionuclide scintigraphy (OPERS) not only detects tracheobronchial aspiration after swallowing, but also quantifies the amount of aspiration and subsequent clearance. Methods Data collected between 2014 and 2019 were reviewed for aspira...

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Main Authors: Peter K. M. Ku, Ki Wang, Alexander C. Vlantis, Evelyn W. K. Tang, Thomas S. C. Hui, Ronald Lai, Zenon W. C. Yeung, Ryan H. W. Cho, Thomas Law, Simon Y. P. Chan, Becky Y. T. Chan, Jeffrey K. T. Wong, Andrew vanHasselt, Michael C. F. Tong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2022-02-01
Series:Laryngoscope Investigative Otolaryngology
Subjects:
aspiration
dysphagia
nasopharyngeal carcinoma
pneumonia
radionuclide scintigraphy
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/lio2.704

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