Persistent post-stroke dysphagia treated with cricopharyngeal myotomy

Post-stroke dysphagia is a common problem after stroke. About 8-13% patients have persistent dysphagia and are unable to return to pre-stroke diet even after 6 months of stroke. Use of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) may be required in these patients, which may be psychologically unaccepta...

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Autores principales: Nair, Sruthi S., Surendaran, Arathy Jalaja, Menon, Jayakumar R., Sreedharan, Sapna Erat, Sylaja, Padmavathy N.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2016
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4888691/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27293339
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0972-2327.160055

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4888691/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27293339
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0972-2327.160055

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