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Deglutition Disorders

Known as: Difficulty Swallowing, Swallowing Disorder, Difficulties swallowing 
Difficulty in SWALLOWING which may result from neuromuscular disorder or mechanical obstruction. Dysphagia is classified into two distinct types… 
National Institutes of Health

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Review
2003
Review
2003
Aspiration pneumonia and dysphagia in the elderly.
Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in the elderly, and the leading cause of death… 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Difficult Tracheal Intubation Is More Common in Obese Than in Lean Patients
Whether tracheal intubation is more difficult in obese patients is debatable. We compared the incidence of difficult tracheal… 
Review
2001
Review
2001
Symptoms during cancer pain treatment following WHO-guidelines: a longitudinal follow-up study of symptom prevalence, severity and etiology
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
The symptoms of advanced cancer: relationship to age, gender, and performance status in 1,000 patients
Abstract A multivariate analysis of the data was conducted to evaluate the effects of age, gender, and performance status on… 
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
The Intubation Difficulty Scale (IDS): Proposal and Evaluation of a New Score Characterizing the Complexity of Endotracheal Intubation
Background: A quantitative scale of intubation difficulty would be useful for objectively comparing the complexity of… 
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Continuous hyperfractionated accelerated radiotherapy (CHART) versus conventional radiotherapy in non-small-cell lung cancer: a randomised multicentre trial
Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Spinal metastases: indications for and results of percutaneous injection of acrylic surgical cement.
PURPOSE To determine the efficacy of percutaneous vertebroplasty in treating spinal metastases that result in pain or instability… 
Review
1996
Review
1996
Gastroesophageal reflux disease.
  • P. Kahrilas
  • Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA…
  • 1996
  • Corpus ID: 9734796
OBJECTIVE To review the management of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) in adults with esophageal complications (esophagitis… 
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
A controlled trial of an expansile metal stent for palliation of esophageal obstruction due to inoperable cancer.
BACKGROUND Esophageal obstruction due to cancer can produce debilitating dysphagia. Rapid palliation is usually possible with… 
Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
Effect of peristaltic dysfunction on esophageal volume clearance.
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