TY - JOUR
T1 - Simple Endoscopic Method of Scoring Swallowing Function After Treatment in Advanced Head and Neck Cancer Patients
AU - Ohkoshi, Akira
AU - Ogawa, Takenori
AU - Kato, Kengo
AU - Nakanome, Ayako
AU - Ishii, Ryo
AU - Yoshida, Takuya
AU - Nakayama, Yuki
AU - Katori, Yukio
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was supported in part by Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research from JSPS Grant No. 19K18720.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2021, Association of Otolaryngologists of India.
PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - The aim of this prospective, observational study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a simple endoscopic method for scoring swallowing function after treatment of advanced head and neck cancer patients. A prospective, observational study was conducted involving 60 patients who had undergone surgery or chemoradiation for advanced head and neck cancer. Endoscopic score of swallowing function, penetration aspiration scale (PAS) score measured by videofluorography, and functional oral intake scale (FOIS) score were recorded, and their correlations were examined. There was a positive correlation between endoscopic and PAS scores. Patients with endoscopic scores of 4 points or more had significantly higher PAS scores and lower FOIS scores than those with scores of 3 points or less. These positive correlations were found only in patients who underwent surgery, and not those who received chemoradiation. This study showed the effectiveness of the simple endoscopic method for scoring swallowing function in patients after surgery for advanced head and neck cancers.
AB - The aim of this prospective, observational study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a simple endoscopic method for scoring swallowing function after treatment of advanced head and neck cancer patients. A prospective, observational study was conducted involving 60 patients who had undergone surgery or chemoradiation for advanced head and neck cancer. Endoscopic score of swallowing function, penetration aspiration scale (PAS) score measured by videofluorography, and functional oral intake scale (FOIS) score were recorded, and their correlations were examined. There was a positive correlation between endoscopic and PAS scores. Patients with endoscopic scores of 4 points or more had significantly higher PAS scores and lower FOIS scores than those with scores of 3 points or less. These positive correlations were found only in patients who underwent surgery, and not those who received chemoradiation. This study showed the effectiveness of the simple endoscopic method for scoring swallowing function in patients after surgery for advanced head and neck cancers.
KW - Dysphagia
KW - Endoscopic scoring
KW - Functional oral intake scale
KW - Head and neck cancer
KW - Penetration aspiration scale
KW - Swallowing disorder
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U2 - 10.1007/s12070-020-02307-9
DO - 10.1007/s12070-020-02307-9
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85100682333
JO - Indian Journal of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery
JF - Indian Journal of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery
SN - 2231-3796
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