Fiberoendoscopic Evaluation of swallowing - FEES: procesure with an assesment questionare

• Authors: Barbara Jamróz , Joanna Walczak , Magdalena Milewska , Kazimierz Niemczyk

Abstracts

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Endoscopic examination of swallowing FEES (fiberoptic endoscopic examination of swallowing) belongs to basic instrumental examinations used in diagnostics of oropharyngeal dysphagia. It consists of three parts: I. Evaluation of the anatomy and physiology of the throat and larynx; II. Assessment of drinking and eating liquids and foods with different consistencies; III. Evaluation of the effectiveness of therapeutic maneuvers. The work aims to present the test procedure and the form used to describe it.

Keywords

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dysphagia; FEES; swallowing problems; aspiration; penetration; residues

• Publisher: Index Copernicus International
• Journal: Polski Przegląd Otorynolaryngologiczny
• Year: 2018
• Volume: 7(3)
• Pages: 1-8

Dates

published

2018-07-12

Contributors

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Barbara Jamróz

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Joanna Walczak

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Magdalena Milewska

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Kazimierz Niemczyk

Identifiers

DOI

10.5604/01.3001.0012.1864