Choice of Aspiration Prevention Surgery for Patients With Neuromuscular Disorders: Report of Three Cases

Dysphagia, one of the major complications of neuromuscular diseases such as Parkinson's disease and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), decreases quality of life and may lead to malnutrition or aspiration pneumonia. Although recent reports have suggested that surgical aspiration prevention imp...

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Main Authors: Mitsuhiko Katoh, Rumi Ueha, Taku Sato, Shunichi Sugasawa, Takao Goto, Akihito Yamauchi, Tatsuya Yamasoba
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Surgery
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fsurg.2019.00066/full