OBJECTIVE: To examine the role of epiglottoplasty in @entity1 with @entity1282 due to pharyngeal crowding from cervical spine pathology and to assess swallowing outcomes following epiglottoplasty. STUDY DESIGN: Retrospective case series. SETTING: Academic tertiary care medical center. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: @entity1282 can occur in @entity1 with cervical spine pathology because of hypopharyngeal crowding. Swallowing studies, such as modified barium swallow study and fiberoptic endoscopic evaluation of swallowing, may demonstrate a nonretroflexing @entity2582 owing to cervical spine @entity5040 or hardware, thus impeding pharyngeal bolus transit. We performed partial epiglottoplasties in a series of these @entity1 . A retrospective review of swallowing outcomes was performed to assess the efficacy of this surgery in this @entity1 population. RESULTS: @entity409 causing @entity1282 due to cervical spine pathology was diagnosed by modified barium swallow study and/or fiberoptic endoscopic evaluation of swallowing in 12 @entity1 . Findings included hypopharyngeal crowding because of cervical @entity5040 (n = 8) or cervical hardware (n = 4) associated with absent epiglottic retroflexion and retained vallecular residue. Partial epiglottoplasty resulted in significant reduction of vallecular residue and a significant increase in functional swallow outcomes without an increase in swallow morbidity. CONCLUSION: There is a role for partial epiglottoplasty in @entity1 with @entity1282 attributed to hypopharyngeal crowding from cervical spine pathology. Surgery enables reduced vallecular residue and improved functional swallowing outcomes.

Partial Epiglottoplasty for XXXX due to Cervical Spine Pathology.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients', 'patient'] @entity5040 :: ('MESH:D054850', 'Disease') :: ['osteophytes'] @entity409 :: ('MESH:D008107', 'Disease') :: ['Epiglottic dysfunction'] @entity1282 :: ('MESH:D003680', 'Disease') :: ['Dysphagia', 'pharyngeal dysphagia', 'dysphagia'] @entity2582 :: ('MESH:C537690', 'Disease') :: ['epiglottis']
@entity1282 :: (MESH:D003680,Disease) :: ['Pharyngeal Dysphagia']
