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From a dysphagia clinical trial to a multidisciplinary head and neck clinical pathway – the road to implementation

1 May 2019 | | ENTA - Auditory Implants | Clinical pathway, Deglutition, Deglutition disorders, Dysphagia, Head and neck cancer, Implementation, Nutrition, Oral intake
This paper describes the barriers and facilitators to establishing a structured and coordinated multidisciplinary care pathway for patients with head and neck cancer at a medical centre in the USA. The initiative was set in motion by the roll out...
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Sarcopenia and dysphagia in older community-dwelling adults

7 January 2020 | | ENTA - Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice | Aged, Deglutition, Deglutition disorders, Older adults, Sarcopenia
The prevalence of dysphagia in community-dwelling older adults is reported to be around 15%. Outside of common neurological causes such as stroke, Parkinson’s disease and dementia, recent studies have suggested that sarcopenia may be an independent risk factor for the...
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Association of quality of life with type of surgical treatment in patients with differentiated thyroid cancer

27 February 2020 | | ENTA - Thyroid / Parathyroid Surgery
Standard treatment for differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) is surgery, which includes either a total thyroidectomy or hemithyroidectomy. Surgery may then be followed by radioactive iodine treatment and, for some, treatment with thyroid hormone to suppress thyrotropin levels. All patients undergoing...

Speculating on saliva during endoscopy

2 November 2020 | | ENTA - Speech and Language Therapy | dysphagia, endoscopy, reliability, scaling, secretions
It has been noted that the presence of saliva in the pharynx and larynx during flexible endoscopic evaluation of swallowing (FEES) can be an indicator of increased risk of aspiration and consequent pneumonia, as well as weight loss and malnutrition....
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Do easier-to-swallow tablets improve medication adherence in people with dysphagia?

2 May 2025 | | ENTA - Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice
Swallowing tablets can be challenging for many people, but particularly so for those with a diagnosis of dysphagia. As a result, many medications are prepared in alternate formats including liquid, dissolvable or orally disintegrating tablets that dissolve on contact with...

Minimise waiting times with Peptest!

3 July 2023 | Research & Development
In laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR), refluxed stomach contents travel up the oesophagus and reach the larynx, causing chronic extra-gastrointestinal symptoms such as a persistent cough, hoarseness or difficulty swallowing, meaning it is often attributed to ENT problems.

Soluvos Medical expands exclusive distribution agreement with Cytophil, Inc.

22 June 2021 | Contracts & Distributors
Cytophil, Inc. is pleased to announce the expansion of the exclusive distribution agreement with Soluvos Medical BV for Cytophil’s ENT products for all European countries, including United Kingdom, plus Dutch territories, South Africa and India.

Streamlining ENT pathways

29 March 2022 | Awards, Conferences & Anniversaries, Company Profiles
Laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR) may present with severe extra-gastrointestinal symptoms – including a persistent cough, vocal problems, asthma or difficulty swallowing – that can be incorrectly attributed to ENT problems because patients and GPs alike assume they stem from colds, allergies or over-using the voice.

One hundredth VOIS implant case completed

4 June 2025 | Company Profiles
One hundred patients across the UK and Ireland have now benefited from an innovative vocal implant system designed to treat glottic insufficiency with voice and swallowing disorders. DP Medical Systems Ltd., the exclusive UK and Ireland distributor of the ‘VOIS...

Type 1 thyroplasty using a novel and inflatable implant from APrevent® VOIS

4 July 2024 | | ENTA - Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice, ENTA - ENT
Unilateral vocal cord immobility severely impacts voice, swallowing, and airway functions. A novel approach offers adjustable medialisation for improved patient outcomes. Unilateral vocal cord immobility (UVCI) can cause significant disability to voice, swallowing, and airway functions. Patients with UVCI may...

Chocolates for laryngectomees

8 December 2020 | | ENTA - Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice, ENTA - ENT
When The Chocolate Line in Bruges, Belgium, was approached by the charity, Shout at Cancer, there was always going to be something very special and innovative in the pipeline! Shout at Cancer’s Thomas Moors has been chatting with Julius Persoone,...

Hyposalivation: a review of current and future treatments

8 January 2024 | | ENTA - ENT, ENTA - Head & Neck
Hyposalivation remains a stubbornly difficult condition to treat, but novel therapies may not be far away. Saliva has many essential functions, including aiding digestion and swallowing, lubrication, maintaining tooth integrity and antibacterial activity. When patients experience reduced saliva production (hyposalivation),...