Swallowing dysfunction as a factor that should be remembered in recurrent pneumonia: videofluoroscopic swallow study

KAYMAZ, NAZAN; Ozcelik, Ugur; DEMİR, NUMAN; Cinel, Guzin; Yalcin, Ebru; DOĞRU ERSÖZ, DENİZ; Kiper, Nural

doi:10.23736/s0026-4946.16.04245-6

Swallowing dysfunction as a factor that should be remembered in recurrent pneumonia: videofluoroscopic swallow study

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KAYMAZ N. , Ozcelik U., DEMİR N., Cinel G., Yalcin E., DOĞRU ERSÖZ D., ...More

MINERVA PEDIATRICA, vol.69, no.5, pp.396-402, 2017 (Journal Indexed in SCI)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 69 Issue: 5
Publication Date: 2017
Doi Number: 10.23736/s0026-4946.16.04245-6
Title of Journal : MINERVA PEDIATRICA
Page Numbers: pp.396-402

Abstract

BACKGROUND: The swallow function is one of the strong defense mechanism against aspiration. Aspiration and pneumonia are unavoidable in patients with defective mechanism of swallowing. The aim of this study was to evaluate patients with recurrent pneumonia in terms of videofluoroscopic examination results.