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The purpose of this study was to confirm that the arytenoid regions dynamically adduct and extend upward toward the epiglottis during laryngeal elevation. While 14 healthy volunteers aged 19–32 years old swallowed 5 ml of white soft yogurt in one gulp without chewing, the movement of the arytenoid regions was observed for videoendoscopic evaluation of swallowing (VE). Each moving image was stored simultaneously on videotape. A cross-sectional area surrounded by the epiglottis and the bilateral arytenoid regions (S) and the length of a straight line passing through the anterior borders of the left and right arytenoid regions (L) were measured. The relative area of the entrance in the laryngeal vestibule was calculated as [S/L 2] before the swallowing reflex (resting condition), just before laryngeal closure, and just after laryngeal closure. [S/L 2] was smaller just before epiglottal descent than at the resting condition, and became smallest just after the epiglottis started to ascend. The mean area narrowed to 37.9% of the resting area just after laryngeal closure and in the most extreme case to 8.7% of the resting area. It was demonstrated that the arytenoid regions adducted and extended up toward the epiglottis during laryngeal elevation. The technique used to measure the cross-sectional area of the entrance in the laryngeal vestibule employing VE was an effective analytical procedure.
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Abe, H., Tsubahara, A. Observation of Arytenoid Movement During Laryngeal Elevation Using Videoendoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing. Dysphagia 26, 150–154 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00455-010-9285-1
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