"Deglutition Disorders" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Difficulty in SWALLOWING which may result from neuromuscular disorder or mechanical obstruction. Dysphagia is classified into two distinct types: oropharyngeal dysphagia due to malfunction of the PHARYNX and UPPER ESOPHAGEAL SPHINCTER; and esophageal dysphagia due to malfunction of the ESOPHAGUS.
| Descriptor ID |
D003680
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C06.405.117.119 C09.775.174
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| Concept/Terms |
Deglutition Disorders- Deglutition Disorders
- Deglutition Disorder
- Disorders, Deglutition
- Swallowing Disorders
- Swallowing Disorder
- Dysphagia
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Deglutition Disorders" by people in Profiles.
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Oesophageal tuberculosis with concomitant candidiasis: a rare cause of dysphagia. BMJ Case Rep. 2019 Nov 02; 12(11).
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Adding external beam to intra-luminal brachytherapy improves palliation in obstructive squamous cell oesophageal cancer: a prospective multi-centre randomized trial of the International Atomic Energy Agency. Radiother Oncol. 2010 Dec; 97(3):488-94.
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Randomized prospective study comparing high-dose-rate intraluminal brachytherapy (HDRILBT) alone with HDRILBT and external beam radiotherapy in the palliation of advanced esophageal cancer. Brachytherapy. 2004; 3(4):191-5.
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Fractionated high dose rate intraluminal brachytherapy in palliation of advanced esophageal cancer. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 1998 Jan 15; 40(2):447-53.
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Palliation of carcinoma of the oesophagus with brachytherapy and the Didcott dilator. Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 1996 Mar; 78(2):124-8.