title: Studies on swallowing in patients operated by subtotal laryngectomy.
abstract: A series of 39 patients with problems of deglutition after total laryngectomy was studied by X-ray screening and manometry. The importance of the retropulsive movement of the tongue on the quality of deglutition has been demonstrated, as has the function of the superior oesophageal constrictor, the effect of a reduced relaxation time, and of the force of suction in reducing its quality.
authors.affiliation: Otolaryngology Clinic, Collegium Medicum, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dutkiewicz
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Strek
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Modrzejewski
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Olszewski
mesh_terms: D003680:Deglutition Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D004947:Esophagus / Q000503:physiopathology; D005471:Fluoroscopy / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D007825:Laryngectomy / Q000009:adverse effects; D008365:Manometry / Q000379:methods; D013997:Time Factors