Clinical evaluation of surgery for osteophyte-associated dysphagia using the functional outcome swallowing scale.

PURPOSE:To investigate the surgical outcome of patients with osteophyte-associated dysphagia (OAD) using the functional outcome swallowing scale (FOSS). METHODS:A retrospective chart review of 10 surgical cases of OAD (9 male and 1 female patient; mean age of 65 years) from 1982 to 2017 was performe...

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Main Authors: Mutsuya Shimizu, Tetsuya Kobayashi, Shizuo Jimbo, Issei Senoo, Hiroshi Ito
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6070280?pdf=render