WGO Graded Evidence: Dysphagia

Level: Other Reading: 106 Abstracts

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  ACG practice guidelines: esophageal reflux testing.
I Hirano, JE Richter, Practice Parameters Committee of the American College of Gastroenterology, Am J Gastroenterol. 2007 Mar:668-85
  Endoluminal gastroplication: what are the predictors of outcome?
I Schiefke, H Soeder, A Zabel-Langhennig, N Teich, S Neumann, G Borte, J M&oeig;ssner, K Caca, Scand J Gastroenterol. 2004 Dec:1296-303
  Eosinophilic esophagitis in children and adults: a systematic review and consensus recommendations for diagnosis and treatment.
GT Furuta, CA Liacouras, MH Collins, SK Gupta, C Justinich, PE Putnam, P Bonis, E Hassall, A Straumann, ME Rothenberg, First International Gastrointestinal Eosinophil Research Symposium (FIGERS) Subcommittees, Gastroenterology. 2007 Oct:1342-63
  Reversibility of GERD ultrastructural alterations and relief of symptoms after omeprazole treatment.
C Calabrese, M Bortolotti, A Fabbri, A Areni, G Cenacchi, C Scialpi, M Miglioli, G Di Febo, Am J Gastroenterol. 2005 Mar:537-42
  The pathogenesis of heartburn in nonerosive reflux disease: a unifying hypothesis.
WJ Barlow, RC Orlando, Gastroenterology. 2005 Mar:771-8
  A very low-carbohydrate diet improves gastroesophageal reflux and its symptoms.
GL Austin, MT Thiny, EC Westman, WS Yancy Jr, NJ Shaheen, Dig Dis Sci. 2006 Aug:1307-12
  Ambulatory esophageal pH monitoring: new directions.
R Dickman, R Fass, Dig Dis. 2006:313-8
  Barrett's esophagus and medications that relax the lower esophageal sphincter.
DA Corley, TR Levin, LA Habel, PA Buffler, Am J Gastroenterol. 2006 May:937-44
  Diagnostic and therapeutic use of proton pump inhibitors in non-cardiac chest pain: a metaanalysis.
F Cremonini, J Wise, P Moayyedi, NJ Talley, Am J Gastroenterol. 2005 Jun:1226-32
  Enhanced magnification-directed biopsies do not increase the detection of intestinal metaplasia in patients with GERD.
DD Ferguson, KR DeVault, M Krishna, DS Loeb, HC Wolfsen, MB Wallace, Am J Gastroenterol. 2006 Jul:1611-6
  Esophageal pH-impedance monitoring and symptom analysis in GERD: a study in patients off and on therapy.
F Zerbib, S Roman, A Ropert, SB des Varannes, P Pouderoux, U Chaput, F Mion, E Vérin, JP Galmiche, D Sifrim, Am J Gastroenterol. 2006 Sep:1956-63
  Esophagitis: incidence and risk of esophageal adenocarcinoma--a population-based cohort study.
A Lassen, J Hallas, OB de Muckadell, Am J Gastroenterol. 2006 Jun:1193-9
  Functional esophageal disorders.
JP Galmiche, RE Clouse, A Bálint, IJ Cook, PJ Kahrilas, WG Paterson, AJ Smout, Gastroenterology. 2006 Apr:1459-65
  Helicobacter pylori infection in patients with erosive esophagitis is associated with rapid heartburn relief and lack of relapse after treatment with pantoprazole.
JL Calleja, M Suarez, AH De Tejada, A Navarro, Pantogerd Group, Dig Dis Sci. 2005 Mar:432-9
  Manometric evaluation of achalasia in the elderly.
N Hashemi, KS Banwait, AJ DiMarino, S Cohen, Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2005 Feb 15:431-4
  Mechanisms of gastroesophageal reflux in critically ill mechanically ventilated patients.
G Nind, WH Chen, R Protheroe, K Iwakiri, R Fraser, R Young, M Chapman, N Nguyen, D Sifrim, R Rigda, RH Holloway, Gastroenterology. 2005 Mar:600-6
  Meta-analysis: the efficacy of proton pump inhibitors for laryngeal symptoms attributed to gastro-oesophageal reflux disease.
L Gatta, D Vaira, G Sorrenti, S Zucchini, C Sama, N Vakil, Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2007 Feb 15:385-92
  Pretreatment endoscopy--pro & contra: endoscopy is needed before treatment in all patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease.
F Pace, G Manes, M Conio, G Bianchi Porro, Endoscopy. 2006 Mar:271-5
  Pretreatment endoscopy--pro & contra: is endoscopy needed before treatment in all patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease?
N Vakil, Endoscopy. 2006 Mar:276-8
  Review article: modern technology in the diagnosis of gastro-oesophageal reflux disease--Bilitec, intraluminal impedance and Bravo capsule pH monitoring.
I Hirano, Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2006 Mar:12-24
  Review article: oesophageal spasm - diagnosis and management.
R Tutuian, DO Castell, Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2006 May 15:1393-402
  Review article: physiologic and clinical effects of proton pump inhibitors on non-acidic and acidic gastro-oesophageal reflux.
PB Miner Jr, Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2006 Mar:25-32
  Risk of extra-oesophageal malignancies and colorectal cancer in Barrett's oesophagus and gastro-oesophageal reflux.
M Solaymani-Dodaran, RF Logan, J West, T Card, C Coupland, Scand J Gastroenterol. 2004 Jul:680-5
  Spectrum of histopathologic findings in patients with achalasia reflects different etiologies.
I Gockel, JR Bohl, S Doostkam, VF Eckardt, T Junginger, J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2006 Apr:727-33
  Systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials of gastro-oesophageal reflux interventions for chronic cough associated with gastro-oesophageal reflux.
AB Chang, TJ Lasserson, TO Kiljander, FL Connor, JT Gaffney, LA Garske, BMJ. 2006 Jan 7:11-7
  Systematic review: Rebound acid hypersecretion after therapy with proton pump inhibitors.
NG Hunfeld, WP Geus, EJ Kuipers, Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2007 Jan 1:39-46
  The effect of bolus viscosity on swallowing function in neurogenic dysphagia.
P Clavé, M de Kraa, V Arreola, M Girvent, R Farré, E Palomera, M Serra-Prat, Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2006 Nov 1:1385-94
  The Optical Dilator: a clear, over-the-scope bougie with sequential dilating segments.
MP Jones, JR Bratten, SA McClave, Gastrointest Endosc. 2006 May:840-5
  Analysis of the acidity index and integrated intragastric acidity in 645 patients presenting with gastroesophageal reflux disease symptoms.
WC Blonski, GL Shih, CM Brensinger, DA Katzka, DC Metz, Scand J Gastroenterol. 2006 Apr:382-9
  Argon plasma ablation of gastric inlet patches in the cervical esophagus may alleviate globus sensation: a pilot trial.
A Meining, M Bajbouj, M Preeg, J Reichenberger, AM Kassem, W Huber, SJ Brockmeyer, C Hannig, H H&oeig;fler, C Prinz, RM Schmid, Endoscopy. 2006 Jun:566-70
  Childhood functional gastrointestinal disorders: neonate/toddler.
PE Hyman, PJ Milla, MA Benninga, GP Davidson, DF Fleisher, J Taminiau, Gastroenterology. 2006 Apr:1519-26
  Detection of Barrett's esophagus after endoscopic healing of erosive esophagitis.
S Hanna, A Rastogi, AP Weston, F Totta, R Schmitz, S Mathur, D McGregor, R Cherian, P Sharma, Am J Gastroenterol. 2006 Jul:1416-20
  Effectiveness of esophageal dilation for symptomatic cricopharyngeal bar.
AY Wang, R Kadkade, PJ Kahrilas, I Hirano, Gastrointest Endosc. 2005 Jan:148-52
  Endoluminal gastroplication for treatment of patients with classic gastroesophageal reflux symptoms and borderline 24-h pH studies.
JJ Liu, DL Carr-Locke, LS Lee, DC Brooks, JR Saltzman, Scand J Gastroenterol. 2004 Jul:615-20
  Evaluation of artificial neural networks in the classification of primary oesophageal dysmotility.
R Santos, HG Haack, D Maddalena, RD Hansen, JE Kellow, Scand J Gastroenterol. 2006 Mar:257-63
  Gastro-oesophageal reflux is more prevalent in Western dyspeptics: a prospective comparison of British and South-East Asian patients with dyspepsia.
S Mahadeva, MC Raman, AC Ford, M Follows, AT Axon, KL Goh, P Moayyedi, Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2005 Jun 15:1483-90
  Latest developments in the endoscopic management of gastroesophageal reflux disease and Barrett's esophagus: an overview of the year's literature.
JJ Bergman, Endoscopy. 2006 Feb:122-32
  Meta-analysis: the efficacy of over-the-counter gastro-oesophageal reflux disease therapies.
T Tran, AM Lowry, HB El-Serag, Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2007 Jan 15:143-53
  Night-time gastro-oesophageal reflux disease: prevalence, hazards, and management.
WC Orr, Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2005 Jan:113-20
  Refractory heartburn to proton pump inhibitors: epidemiology, etiology and management.
SN Sgouros, A Mantides, Digestion. 2006:218-27
  Review article: from gastrin to gastro-oesophageal reflux disease--a century of acid suppression.
P Malfertheiner, R Fass, EM Quigley, IM Modlin, JR Malagelada, SF Moss, G Holtmann, KL Goh, P Katelaris, V Stanghellini, NJ Talley, GN Tytgat, NA Wright, Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2006 Mar 15:683-90
  Review article: intragastric and oesophageal pH monitoring in patients with gastro-oesophageal reflux disease.
PO Katz, Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2006 Mar:3-11
  Review article: the role of pH monitoring in extraoesophageal gastro-oesophageal reflux disease.
MF Vaezi, Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2006 Mar:40-9
  Robot-assisted laparoscopic Heller cardiomyotomy: preliminary UK results.
S Undre, K Moorthy, Y Munz, R Aggarwal, J Hance, T Rockall, A Darzi, Dig Surg. 2004:396-400
  Systematic review: applications and future of gastric electrical stimulation.
J Zhang, JD Chen, Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2006 Oct 1:991-1002
  Systematic review: the impact of gastro-oesophageal reflux disease on work productivity.
P Wahlqvist, MC Reilly, A Barkun, Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2006 Jul 15:259-72
Supplementary evidence:
  A new home health approach to swallowing disorders.
R Chetney, K Waro, Home Healthc Nurse. 2004 Oct:703-7; quiz 708-9
  An evaluation of the antireflux properties of sodium alginate by means of combined multichannel intraluminal impedance and pH-metry.
P Zentilin, P Dulbecco, E Savarino, A Parodi, E Iiritano, C Bilardi, S Reglioni, S Vigneri, V Savarino, Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2005 Jan 1:29-34
  An evidence-based, Latin-American consensus on gastro-oesophageal reflux disease.
H Cohen, JP Moraes-Filho, ML Cafferata, G Tomasso, G Salis, O González, J Valenzuela, P Sharma, P Malfertheiner, D Armstrong, L Lundell, R Corti, P Sakai, I Ceconello, Latin-American GORD Consensus Group, Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2006 Apr:349-68
  Artificial hydration and nutrition in advanced Alzheimer's disease: facilitating family decision-making.
SK Eggenberger, TP Nelms, J Clin Nurs. 2004 Sep:661-7
  Assessing symptoms in gastroesophageal reflux disease: how well do clinicians' assessments agree with those of their patients?
E McColl, O Junghard, I Wiklund, DA Revicki, Am J Gastroenterol. 2005 Jan:11-8
  Assessment and management of dysphagia.
DJ Ramsey, DG Smithard, Hosp Med. 2004 May:274-9
  Assessment of swallowing function in patients with head and neck cancer.
AA Simental, RL Carrau, Curr Oncol Rep. 2004 Mar:162-5
  Beyond efficacy and effectiveness: conducting economic analyses during clinical trials.
TM Waters, JA Logemann, BR Pauloski, AW Rademaker, CL Lazarus, LA Newman, AK Hamner, Dysphagia. 2004 Spring:109-19
  Causes and treatment of recurrent dysphagia after self-expanding metal stent placement for palliation of esophageal carcinoma.
MY Homs, EW Steyerberg, EJ Kuipers, A van der Gaast, J Haringsma, M van Blankenstein, PD Siersema, Endoscopy. 2004 Oct:880-6
  CD4 lymphocyte count and CD4/CD8 ratio in elderly long-term care patients with oropharyngeal dysphagia: comparison between oral and tube enteral feeding.
A Leibovitz, A Sharon-Guidetti, R Segal, L Blavat, S Peller, B Habot, Dysphagia. 2004 Spring:83-6
  Cervical spinal cord injury and deglutition disorders.
R Abel, S Ruf, B Spahn, Dysphagia. 2004 Spring:87-94
  Characteristics of oesophageal bolus transport in patients with mild oesophagitis.
GR Domingues, R Winograd, EM Lemme, F Lammert, J Silny, S Matern, HN Nguyen, Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2005 Mar:323-32
  Classification of normal and dysphagic swallows by acoustical means.
LJ Lazareck, ZM Moussavi, IEEE Trans Biomed Eng. 2004 Dec:2103-12
  Diagnostic interpretation of extended pH monitoring: is there a single best method?
V Tolia, A Wuerth, R Thomas, Dig Dis Sci. 2005 Jan:94-9
  Differences in clinical characteristics between patients with endoscopy-negative reflux disease and erosive esophagitis in Japan.
Y Fujiwara, K Higuchi, M Shiba, K Yamamori, Y Watanabe, E Sasaki, K Tominaga, T Watanabe, N Oshitani, T Arakawa, Am J Gastroenterol. 2005 Apr:754-8
  Digital cineradiology in the diagnosis and surgical treatment of pharyngo-oesophageal junction motor disorders
E Fiorentino, F Barbiera, G Runza, A Pangaro, E Rapisarda, S Latteri, A Valenti, A La Rocca, A Maiorana, A Mastrosimone, Chir Ital. 2004 Jul-Aug:495-500
  Dysphagia and aspiration after chemoradiotherapy for head-and-neck cancer: which anatomic structures are affected and can they be spared by IMRT?
A Eisbruch, M Schwartz, C Rasch, K Vineberg, E Damen, CJ Van As, R Marsh, FA Pameijer, AJ Balm, Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2004 Dec 1:1425-39
  Dysphagia and multiple sclerosis.
M Prosiegel, A Schelling, E Wagner-Sonntag, Int MS J. 2004 Apr:22-31
  Dysphagia and nutritional treatment: decision tree
S Garo, C Montorfani, C Pichard, Rev Med Suisse Romande. 2004 Oct:625-8
  Dysphagia as a manifestation of thyrotoxicosis: report of three cases and literature review.
WY Chiu, CC Yang, IC Huang, TS Huang, Dysphagia. 2004 Spring:120-4
  Dysphagia following chemoradiation for locally advanced head and neck cancer.
NP Nguyen, CC Moltz, C Frank, P Vos, HJ Smith, U Karlsson, S Dutta, FA Midyett, J Barloon, S Sallah, Ann Oncol. 2004 Mar:383-8
  Dysphagia referrals to a district general hospital gastroenterology unit: hard to swallow.
EM Melleney, JM Subhani, CP Willoughby, Dysphagia. 2004 Spring:78-82
  Eagle's syndrome. Report of a case and literature review
V Pino Rivero, A González Palomino, M Marcos García, T Keituqwa Yáñez, G Trinidad Ruiz, G Pardo Romero, A Blasco Huelva, An Otorrinolaringol Ibero Am. 2004:471-6
  Effects and outcomes after palliative surgical treatment of malignant dysphagia.
JA Søreide, JE Grønbech, O Mjåland, Scand J Gastroenterol. 2006 Apr:376-81
  Endoscopic therapy for gastroesophageal reflux disease: a systematic review.
SN Sgouros, C Bergele, Digestion. 2006:1-14
  Feeding and hydration issues for older adults with dementia.
EJ Amella, Nurs Clin North Am. 2004 Sep:607-23
  Frequency analyses of gastric pH in control and gastro-oesophageal reflux disease subjects treated with a proton-pump inhibitor.
JD Gardner, S Sloan, M Robinson, PB Miner Jr, Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2004 Dec:1381-6
  Functional benefits of dysphagia therapy using adjunctive sEMG biofeedback.
MA Crary, GD Carnaby Mann, ME Groher, E Helseth, Dysphagia. 2004 Summer:160-4
  Functional reconstruction of the supraglottic region with a free radial forearm flap and septal cartilage to rehabilitate swallowing
M Bloching, A Berghaus, HNO. 2004 Aug:693-8
  Gambling with gastroesophageal reflux disease: should we worry about the QALY?
P Moayyedi, NJ Talley, Am J Gastroenterol. 2005 Mar:534-6
  Gastroesophageal reflux disease in a low-income region in Turkey.
S Bor, A Mandiracioglu, G Kitapcioglu, C Caymaz-Bor, RJ Gilbert, Am J Gastroenterol. 2005 Apr:759-65
  High-resolution manometry predicts the success of oesophageal bolus transport and identifies clinically important abnormalities not detected by conventional manometry.
M Fox, G Hebbard, P Janiak, JG Brasseur, S Ghosh, M Thumshirn, M Fried, W Schwizer, Neurogastroenterol Motil. 2004 Oct:533-42
  Improving the quality and appeal of pureed meals for patients.
L Kinloch, Nurs Times. 2004 Oct 26-Nov 1:38-42
  Injection of botulinum toxin A to the upper esophageal sphincter for oropharyngeal dysphagia in two patients with inclusion body myositis.
LW Liu, M Tarnopolsky, D Armstrong, Can J Gastroenterol. 2004 Jun:397-9
  Is pulse oximetry a reliable tool for detection of aspiration?
I De Groof, E Dejaeger, A Goeleven, Tijdschr Gerontol Geriatr. 2004 Aug:153-6
  Is the information about a test important? Applying the methods of evidence-based medicine to the clinical examination of swallowing.
JC Rosenbek, GH McCullough, RT Wertz, J Commun Disord. 2004 Sep-Oct:437-50
  Longitudinal analysis of progression of dysphagia in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
R Higo, N Tayama, T Nito, Auris Nasus Larynx. 2004 Sep:247-54
  Management of acid-related disorders in patients with dysphagia.
CW Howden, Am J Med. 2004 Sep 6:44S-48S
  Management of globus pharyngeus: review of 699 cases.
RP Harar, S Kumar, MA Saeed, DJ Gatland, J Laryngol Otol. 2004 Jul:522-7
  Oesophageal intraluminal impedance can identify subtle bolus transit abnormalities in patients with mild oesophagitis.
D Sifrim, R Tutuian, Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2005 Mar:303-5
  Office evaluation of swallowing.
MR Amin, GN Postma, Ear Nose Throat J. 2004 Jul:13-6
  Oral and pharyngeal dysphagia
P Oppermann, Ther Umsch. 2004 May:335-40
  Oropharyngeal dysphagia: surveying practice patterns of the speech-language pathologist.
R Martino, G Pron, NE Diamant, Dysphagia. 2004 Summer:165-76
  Patient and operator dose during fluoroscopic examination of swallow mechanism.
MT Crawley, P Savage, F Oakley, Br J Radiol. 2004 Aug:654-6
  Practice on an acute stroke unit after implementation of a decision-making algorithm for dietary management of dysphagia.
S Runions, N Rodrigue, C White, J Neurosci Nurs. 2004 Aug:200-7
  Prediction of laryngeal aspiration using voice analysis.
JS Ryu, SR Park, KH Choi, Am J Phys Med Rehabil. 2004 Oct:753-7
  Presenting symptoms of nonerosive and erosive esophagitis in pediatric patients.
SK Gupta, E Hassall, YL Chiu, F Amer, MB Heyman, Dig Dis Sci. 2006 May:858-63
  Prolonged effect of botulinum toxin injection in the treatment of cricopharyngeal dysphagia: case report and literature review.
MJ Chiu, YC Chang, TY Hsiao, Dysphagia. 2004 Winter:52-7
  Relationship between speech and swallowing disorders in patients with neuromuscular disease.
M Nishio, S Niimi, Folia Phoniatr Logop. 2004 Sep-Oct:291-304
  Relationship between strength, balance, and swallowing deficits and outcome after traumatic brain injury: a multicenter analysis.
TT Duong, J Englander, J Wright, DX Cifu, BD Greenwald, AW Brown, Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2004 Aug:1291-7
  Review article: the role of acid suppression in patients with non-erosive reflux disease or functional heartburn.
KR DeVault, Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2006 Mar:33-9
  Schatzki's ring: to cut or break an unresolved problem.
A Ibrahim, RA Cole, WA Qureshi, AZ Helaly, A Jamecci, DY Graham, K Ayub, Dig Dis Sci. 2004 Mar:379-83
  Studying the overlap between IBS and GERD: a systematic review of the literature.
I Nastaskin, E Mehdikhani, J Conklin, S Park, M Pimentel, Dig Dis Sci. 2006 Dec:2113-20
  Subtotal esophageal resection in motility disorders of the esophagus.
I Gockel, W Kneist, VF Eckardt, K Oberholzer, T Junginger, Dig Dis. 2004:396-401
  Systematic review: does gastro-oesophageal reflux disease progress?
M Fullard, JY Kang, P Neild, A Poullis, JD Maxwell, Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2006 Jul 1:33-45
  The interplay between Helicobacter pylori, gastro-oesophageal reflux disease, and intestinal metaplasia.
P Malfertheiner, U Peitz, Gut. 2005 Mar:i13-20
  The Montreal definition and classification of gastroesophageal reflux disease: a global evidence-based consensus.
N Vakil, SV van Zanten, P Kahrilas, J Dent, R Jones, Global Consensus Group, Am J Gastroenterol. 2006 Aug:1900-20; quiz 1943
  Tube feeding in the elderly. The technique, complications, and outcome.
TS Dharmarajan, D Unnikrishnan, Postgrad Med. 2004 Feb:51-4, 58-61
  Use of fiberoptic endoscopic evaluation of swallowing (FEES) in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
SB Leder, S Novella, H Patwa, Dysphagia. 2004 Summer:177-81
  Using rapid-cycle quality improvement methodology to reduce feeding tubes in patients with advanced dementia: before and after study.
C Monteleoni, E Clark, BMJ. 2004 Aug 28:491-4