title: Defective closure of the laryngeal vestibule: frequency of pulmonary complications.
abstract: Aspiration and its potential complications, bronchopneumonia and other pulmonary diseases, were studied in 67 fully conscious and mobile patients with cineradiographically verified dysfunction of swallowing. They were compared to a group of 67 patients of similar age with normal swallowing. Bronchopneumonia was found in nine (13%) of the patients with aspiration compared to two (3%) of the patients without (p = 0.05). Chronic pulmonary disease was more frequently observed in patients with aspiration than in those without, seven (10%) and one (1.5%), respectively (p = 0.03). Even though pulmonary complications of defective closure of the laryngeal vestibule are not frequent, swallowing training for fully conscious and relatively mobile patients would seem desirable.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001466:Barium Sulfate; D001996:Bronchopneumonia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D002933:Cineradiography; D003680:Deglutition Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007830:Larynx / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010614:Pharynx / Q000503:physiopathology; D011015:Pneumonia, Aspiration / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D012306:Risk
chemical_list: D001466:Barium Sulfate