Assessment of early and late dysphagia using videofluoroscopy and quality of life questionnaires in patients with head and neck cancer treated with radiation therapy.

Erkal, EDA; Canoglu, Dogu; Kaya, Ahmet; Aksu, MAKSUT; Sarper, EMİNE; AKANSEL, GÜR; Meydanci, Tulay; Erkal, Haldun

doi:10.1186/1748-717x-9-137

Assessment of early and late dysphagia using videofluoroscopy and quality of life questionnaires in patients with head and neck cancer treated with radiation therapy.

Erkal E., Canoglu D., Kaya A., Aksu G., Sarper B., AKANSEL G., ...Daha Fazla

Radiation oncology (London, England), cilt.9, ss.137, 2014 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 9
Basım Tarihi: 2014
Doi Numarası: 10.1186/1748-717x-9-137
Dergi Adı: Radiation oncology (London, England)
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.137
Açık Arşiv Koleksiyonu: AVESİS Açık Erişim Koleksiyonu
Kocaeli Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Backgorund: The aim of this study was to evaluate dysphagia in patients with head and neck cancer (HNC) undergoing three-dimensional conformal radiation therapy using objective and subjective tools simultaneously and to associate the clinical correlates of dysphagia with dosimetric parameters.