Cricopharyngeal peroral endoscopic myotomy improves oropharyngeal dysphagia in patients with Parkinson’s disease

Cricopharyngeal peroral endoscopic myotomy improves oropharyngeal dysphagia in patients with Parkinson’s disease

Background and study aims Oropharyngeal dysphagia (OPD) is prevalent in patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD). Upper esophageal sphincter (UES) dysfunction is an important pathophysiological factor for OPD in PD. The cricopharyngeus (CP) is the main component of UES. We assessed the preliminary eff...

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Main Authors: Peter I. Wu, Michal M. Szczesniak, Taher Omari, Thomas Y. Lam, Marc Wong, Julia Maclean, Karen K. Ma, Anne Y. Chan, Vincent Mok, Ian J. Cook, Charles Cock, Joseph Sung, Justin Wu, Philip W. Chiu
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Language:EN
Published: Georg Thieme Verlag KG 2021
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Diseases of the digestive system. Gastroenterology
RC799-869
Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/809fe130a7b44feaaaac9218ccf9c4f5
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