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Title: | Current approaches to instrumental assessment of swallowing in children |
Authors: | Dharmarathna, I. Miles, A. Allen, J.E. |
Keywords: | Deglutition Deglutition-Physiology Deglutition Disorders Deglutition Disorders-Diagnosis Deglutition Disorders-Diagnostic imaging Deglutition Disorders-Physiopathology Diagnostic Imaging-Instrumentation Diagnostic Imaging-Methods Diagnostic Techniques, Digestive System-Instrumentation Diagnostic Techniques, Respiratory System-Instrumentation Esophagus-Physiology Esophagus-Physiopathology Mouth-Physiology Mouth-Physiopathology Pharynx-Physiology Pharynx-Physiopathology Child |
Issue Date: | 2018 |
Publisher: | Current Science |
Citation: | Current Opinion in Otolaryngology & Head and Neck Surgery. 2018; 26(6):349-355. |
Abstract: | PURPOSE OF THE REVIEW: This article reviews recent developments in the instrumental assessment of swallowing in children with a specific focus on research published between January 2017 and June 2018. RECENT FINDINGS: Instrumental swallowing assessments reported in the time period included: videofluoroscopic study of swallowing, digital cervical auscultation, dynamic ultrasound, high-resolution impedance manometry, nasal airflow thermistry and respiratory inductance plethysmography. Several studies were found exploring tools to objectively quantify videofluoroscopic study of swallowing data; swallowing from the mouth through to stomach was addressed including approaches to analysing mastication as well as evaluating oesophageal motility disorders. SUMMARY: Even though a vast range of instrumentation were studied, lack of clarity on clinical feasibility and objective measures that facilitate medical decision-making in practice mean further research is required to provide guidance on implementation. Promising novel approaches to aid the quantification of swallowing physiology from the mouth, pharynx and through to the oesophagus are emerging. |
Description: | Indexed in MEDLINE |
URI: | http://repository.kln.ac.lk/handle/123456789/21712 |
ISSN: | 1068-9508 (Print) 1531-6998 (Electronic) 1068-9508 (Linking) |
Appears in Collections: | Journal/Magazine Articles |
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