Fiberoptic endoscopic evaluation of swallowing.
OBJECTIVE
Approximately 8 million people in the United States report some degree of dysphagia annually; as the population continues to age, this will become a greater problem. A comprehensibly performed and interpreted fiberoptic endoscopic evaluation of swallowing provides invaluable information for the evaluation and management of individuals with dysphagia or aspiration, or both.


METHODS
Review.


METHODS
The state-of-the-art technique, interpretation, predictive value, and safety of fiberoptic endoscopic evaluation of swallowing was reviewed.
Hiss
Susan G
SG
Center for Voice Disorders of Wake Forest University and Department of Otolarynology, School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27157, USA.
Postma
Gregory N
GN
D003679:Deglutition; D003680:Deglutition Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D004724:Endoscopy / Q000379:methods; D005336:Fiber Optic Technology; D006801:Humans; D007828:Laryngoscopy / Q000379:methods