Videofluoroscopy (VFS) and oro-pharingeal manometry for the simultaneous evaluation of the swallowing in elderly patients.

Videofluoroscopy (VFS) and oro-pharingeal manometry for the simultaneous evaluation of the swallowing in elderly patients.

Int J Surg. 2016 Jul 5;

Authors: Reginelli A, D'amora M, Del Vecchio L, Monaco L, Di Martino N, Barillari U, Motta G, Cappabianca S, Grassi R

Abstract
Presbyphagia represents the physiological aging evolution of the swallowing function. It is related to the natural changes of the anatomical structures involved in the swallowing process. These age-related modifications can be asymptomatic in the early stages of life, but in the late stages, they could lead to dysphagia, aspiration pneumonia, dehydration, or malnutrition, reducing the quality of life. Videofluoromanometry (VFM) is the combined study of videofluoroscopy (VFS) and oropharyngeal manometry that allows simultaneous identification of functional and morphological features of the presbyphagia, also in asymptomatic otherwise healthy elderly adults. This study retrospectively evaluated the effectiveness of the VFM and the role of a multidisciplinary team of specialists in the analysis of a large cohort of old patients with presbyphagia, with the objective of achieving early diagnosis of the disease and the best therapy to delay the development of complications such as aspiration pneumonia, malnutrition, and dehydration.

PMID: 27392720 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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