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Dysphagia in post-carotid endarterectomy: a prospective study.

Dysphagia in post-carotid endarterectomy: a prospective study.
Posted 2007-10-11 21:55:39
In Annals of Vascular Surgery (May 2007) Masiero et al. followed 19 patients who presented with dysphagia s/p carotid endartarectomy.
 
They performed FEES at 5 days and 3 months post operation. They measured degree of penetration and aspiration via the Penetration-Aspiration scale. The mean penetration-aspiration score at the first evaluation was 5.2. At the 3-month follow-up, the mean penetration-aspiration score was 1.2.
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