[Posttreatment rehabilitation of swallowing in patients with head and neck cancer].
Dysphagias after a tumor therapy in the head neck area are complications which can have serious consequences for the patients. An early interdisciplinary diagnostics and the induction of appropriate therapeutic measures are necessary to minimize the number and the results of these complications. In this review the conditions, possibilities and limits of the rehabilitation of dysphagia are discussed.
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Klinik für Hals-, Nasen-, Ohrenheilkunde, Unfallkrankenhaus Berlin, Warener Strasse 7, Berlin. roseidl@ukb.de
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D003680:Deglutition Disorders / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D004724:Endoscopy; D004750:Enteral Nutrition; D005526:Food, Formulated; D006801:Humans; D010039:Otorhinolaryngologic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery*; D011182:Postoperative Care; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D011832:Radiation Injuries / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D014741:Video Recording