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Dysphagia After Hypopharyngeal Surgery

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The hypopharynx serves as a conduit between the oropharynx and the upper esophagus; any disruption in hypopharyngeal function secondary to surgery has a high propensity to cause dysphagia. Once the bolus enters the hypopharynx, there is a negative pressure driven suction-like action caused by the laryngeal elevation and the contraction of the constrictor muscles [1], which propels it downward. Following a relaxation of the upper esophageal sphincter (UES), the bolus now travels into the esophagus and then the stomach.

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  1. Department of Head and Neck Surgery and Oncology, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Kochi, Kerala, India

    Narayana Subramaniam & Arya C. Jaya

  2. Department of Laryngology, Kerala Institute of Medical Sciences, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India

    Jayakumar R. Menon

  3. Dysphagia Unit, Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Kochi, Kerala, India

    Jayakumar R. Menon

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  1. Department of Head and Neck Surgery and Oncology, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Kochi, India

    Krishnakumar Thankappan

  2. Department of Head and Neck Surgery and Oncology, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Kochi, India

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  3. Department of Laryngology, Kerala Institute of Medical Sciences, Thiruvananthapuram and Dysphagia Unit, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Kochi, India

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Subramaniam, N., Jaya, A.C., Menon, J.R. (2018). Dysphagia After Hypopharyngeal Surgery. In: Thankappan, K., Iyer, S., Menon, J. (eds) Dysphagia Management in Head and Neck Cancers. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-8282-5_23

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