TY - JOUR
T1 - Postlaryngectomy dysphagia masking as velopharyngeal insufficiency
T2 - A simple solution for an anterior neopharyngeal diverticulum
AU - Jaber, James J.
AU - Greenbaum, Evan S.
AU - Sappington, Joshua M.
AU - Burgette, Ryan C.
AU - Kramer, Sarah S.
AU - Borrowdale, Richard W.
PY - 2012/5
Y1 - 2012/5
N2 - Postlaryngectomy dysphagia is a common occurrence and can be a source of emotional distress that results in a decrease in quality of life among a patient population that is already exposed to considerable morbidity. One etiologic source that is less commonly reported as a source for postlaryngectomy dysphagia, and perhaps overlooked, is an anterior neopharyngeal diverticulum. Herein, we describe a postlaryngectomy dysphagia caused by a neopharyngeal diverticulum masking as velopharyngeal insufficiency of liquids. The liquid dysphagia was immediately relieved via transoral endoscopic approach using the Harmonic scalpel to resect and simultaneously coagulate the posterior wall.
AB - Postlaryngectomy dysphagia is a common occurrence and can be a source of emotional distress that results in a decrease in quality of life among a patient population that is already exposed to considerable morbidity. One etiologic source that is less commonly reported as a source for postlaryngectomy dysphagia, and perhaps overlooked, is an anterior neopharyngeal diverticulum. Herein, we describe a postlaryngectomy dysphagia caused by a neopharyngeal diverticulum masking as velopharyngeal insufficiency of liquids. The liquid dysphagia was immediately relieved via transoral endoscopic approach using the Harmonic scalpel to resect and simultaneously coagulate the posterior wall.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.amjoto.2011.08.013
DO - 10.1016/j.amjoto.2011.08.013
M3 - Article
C2 - 21978646
AN - SCOPUS:84860373152
SN - 0196-0709
VL - 33
SP - 367
EP - 369
JO - American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery
JF - American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery
IS - 3
ER -