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Pharyngeal Residue

MedGen UID:
821318
•Concept ID:
C3828570
•
Finding
Synonym: Pharyngeal Residue Following Swallowing

Definition

An observation of the pharyngeal residue remaining after an individual swallows. [from NCI]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Japanese clinical practice guidelines for aspiration and pharyngeal residual assessment during eating and swallowing for nursing care.
Sugama J, Ishibasi M, Ota E, Kamakura Y, Saitoh E, Sanada H, Nakayama T, Nomura T, Yamada M, Nakagami G, Sato N, Shibata S, Hase T, Fukada J, Miki T, Arita M, Urai T, Okawa Y, Kitamura A, Dai M, Takahashi T, Tamai N, Tobita I, Noguchi H, Matsumoto M, Miura Y, Mukai K, Mugita Y, Yoshida M, Kurachi M, Shirasaka T, Yamane Y
Jpn J Nurs Sci 2022 Oct;19(4):e12496. Epub 2022 Jun 18 doi: 10.1111/jjns.12496. PMID: 35715990
Laryngeal Sarcoidosis and Swallowing: What Do We Know About Dysphagia Assessment and Management in this Population?
Lovell L, Clunie GM, Al-Yaghchi C, Roe J, Sandhu G
Dysphagia 2022 Jun;37(3):548-557. Epub 2021 May 26 doi: 10.1007/s00455-021-10305-4. PMID: 34037851Free PMC Article
Inter-rater Agreement of Clinicians' Treatment Recommendations Based on Modified Barium Swallow Study Reports.
Slovarp L, Danielson J, Liss J
Dysphagia 2018 Dec;33(6):818-826. Epub 2018 Jun 7 doi: 10.1007/s00455-018-9907-6. PMID: 29882104

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Tongue measurements and pharyngeal residue in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
Augusto MM, da Silva RG, Teixeira Dourado Júnior ME, Godoy JF, Lopes LW, Pernambuco L
Neurodegener Dis Manag 2021 Dec;11(6):459-468. Epub 2021 Nov 8 doi: 10.2217/nmt-2021-0027. PMID: 34747630
Dysphagia in Progressive Supranuclear Palsy.
Clark HM, Stierwalt JAG, Tosakulwong N, Botha H, Ali F, Whitwell JL, Josephs KA
Dysphagia 2020 Aug;35(4):667-676. Epub 2019 Nov 1 doi: 10.1007/s00455-019-10073-2. PMID: 31676923Free PMC Article
Early Postoperative Oral Exercise Improves Swallowing Function Among Patients With Oral Cavity Cancer: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
Hsiang CC, Chen AW, Chen CH, Chen MK
Ear Nose Throat J 2019 Jul;98(6):E73-E80. Epub 2019 May 15 doi: 10.1177/0145561319839822. PMID: 31088304
An intensive swallowing exercise protocol for improving swallowing physiology in older adults with radiographically confirmed dysphagia.
Balou M, Herzberg EG, Kamelhar D, Molfenter SM
Clin Interv Aging 2019;14:283-288. Epub 2019 Feb 11 doi: 10.2147/CIA.S194723. PMID: 30804667Free PMC Article
Effect of Bolus Viscosity on the Safety and Efficacy of Swallowing and the Kinematics of the Swallow Response in Patients with Oropharyngeal Dysphagia: White Paper by the European Society for Swallowing Disorders (ESSD).
Newman R, Vilardell N, Clavé P, Speyer R
Dysphagia 2016 Apr;31(2):232-49. Epub 2016 Mar 25 doi: 10.1007/s00455-016-9696-8. PMID: 27016216Free PMC Article

Diagnosis

Validity and Reliability of the Turkish Translation of the Yale Pharyngeal Residue Severity Rating Scale.
Atar Y, Atar S, Ilgin C, Anarat MEA, Uygan U, Uyar Y
Dysphagia 2022 Jun;37(3):655-663. Epub 2021 May 22 doi: 10.1007/s00455-021-10316-1. PMID: 34021774
Diagnostic accuracy of ultrasound examination in detecting aspiration and pharyngeal residue in patients with dysphagia: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Miura Y, Tamai N, Kitamura A, Yoshida M, Takahashi T, Mugita Y, Tobita I, Arita M, Urai T, Dai M, Noguchi H, Matsumoto M, Mukai K, Nakagami G, Ota E, Sugama J, Sanada H
Jpn J Nurs Sci 2021 Apr;18(2):e12396. doi: 10.1111/jjns.12396. PMID: 33843140
Dysphagia in Progressive Supranuclear Palsy.
Clark HM, Stierwalt JAG, Tosakulwong N, Botha H, Ali F, Whitwell JL, Josephs KA
Dysphagia 2020 Aug;35(4):667-676. Epub 2019 Nov 1 doi: 10.1007/s00455-019-10073-2. PMID: 31676923Free PMC Article
Pharyngeal residue in neurogenic oropharyngeal dysphagia.
Souza GAD, Silva RGD, Cola PC, Onofri SMM
Codas 2019;31(6):e20180160. Epub 2019 Oct 10 doi: 10.1590/2317-1782/20192018160. PMID: 31618343
The Yale Pharyngeal Residue Severity Rating Scale: An Anatomically Defined and Image-Based Tool.
Neubauer PD, Rademaker AW, Leder SB
Dysphagia 2015 Oct;30(5):521-8. Epub 2015 Jun 7 doi: 10.1007/s00455-015-9631-4. PMID: 26050238

Therapy

Early Postoperative Oral Exercise Improves Swallowing Function Among Patients With Oral Cavity Cancer: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
Hsiang CC, Chen AW, Chen CH, Chen MK
Ear Nose Throat J 2019 Jul;98(6):E73-E80. Epub 2019 May 15 doi: 10.1177/0145561319839822. PMID: 31088304
An intensive swallowing exercise protocol for improving swallowing physiology in older adults with radiographically confirmed dysphagia.
Balou M, Herzberg EG, Kamelhar D, Molfenter SM
Clin Interv Aging 2019;14:283-288. Epub 2019 Feb 11 doi: 10.2147/CIA.S194723. PMID: 30804667Free PMC Article
Effect of Bolus Viscosity on the Safety and Efficacy of Swallowing and the Kinematics of the Swallow Response in Patients with Oropharyngeal Dysphagia: White Paper by the European Society for Swallowing Disorders (ESSD).
Newman R, Vilardell N, Clavé P, Speyer R
Dysphagia 2016 Apr;31(2):232-49. Epub 2016 Mar 25 doi: 10.1007/s00455-016-9696-8. PMID: 27016216Free PMC Article
Pharyngeal Residue Severity Rating Scales Based on Fiberoptic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing: A Systematic Review.
Neubauer PD, Hersey DP, Leder SB
Dysphagia 2016 Jun;31(3):352-9. Epub 2016 Jan 11 doi: 10.1007/s00455-015-9682-6. PMID: 26753927
The Yale Pharyngeal Residue Severity Rating Scale: An Anatomically Defined and Image-Based Tool.
Neubauer PD, Rademaker AW, Leder SB
Dysphagia 2015 Oct;30(5):521-8. Epub 2015 Jun 7 doi: 10.1007/s00455-015-9631-4. PMID: 26050238

Prognosis

Quantifying Pharyngeal Residue Across the Adult Life Span: Normative Values by Age, Gender, and Swallow Task.
Garand KLF, Grissett A, Corbett MM, Molfenter S, Herzberg EG, Kim HJ, Choi D
J Speech Lang Hear Res 2023 Mar 7;66(3):820-831. Epub 2023 Jan 31 doi: 10.1044/2022_JSLHR-22-00413. PMID: 36720117Free PMC Article
Accuracy of High-Resolution Pharyngeal Manometry Metrics for Predicting Aspiration and Residue in Oropharyngeal Dysphagia Patients with Poor Pharyngeal Contractility.
Bayona HHG, Pizzorni N, Tack J, Goeleven A, Omari T, Rommel N
Dysphagia 2022 Dec;37(6):1560-1575. Epub 2022 Feb 19 doi: 10.1007/s00455-022-10417-5. PMID: 35182246
Tongue measurements and pharyngeal residue in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
Augusto MM, da Silva RG, Teixeira Dourado Júnior ME, Godoy JF, Lopes LW, Pernambuco L
Neurodegener Dis Manag 2021 Dec;11(6):459-468. Epub 2021 Nov 8 doi: 10.2217/nmt-2021-0027. PMID: 34747630
Quantifying Bolus Residue and Its Risks in Children: A Videofluoroscopic Study.
Dharmarathna I, Miles A, Allen J
Am J Speech Lang Pathol 2021 Mar 26;30(2):687-696. Epub 2021 Mar 18 doi: 10.1044/2020_AJSLP-20-00275. PMID: 33736451
The Risk of Penetration-Aspiration Related to Residue in the Pharynx.
Steele CM, Peladeau-Pigeon M, Barrett E, Wolkin TS
Am J Speech Lang Pathol 2020 Aug 4;29(3):1608-1617. Epub 2020 Jun 29 doi: 10.1044/2020_AJSLP-20-00042. PMID: 32598168Free PMC Article

Clinical prediction guides

Tongue measurements and pharyngeal residue in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
Augusto MM, da Silva RG, Teixeira Dourado Júnior ME, Godoy JF, Lopes LW, Pernambuco L
Neurodegener Dis Manag 2021 Dec;11(6):459-468. Epub 2021 Nov 8 doi: 10.2217/nmt-2021-0027. PMID: 34747630
Dysphagia in Progressive Supranuclear Palsy.
Clark HM, Stierwalt JAG, Tosakulwong N, Botha H, Ali F, Whitwell JL, Josephs KA
Dysphagia 2020 Aug;35(4):667-676. Epub 2019 Nov 1 doi: 10.1007/s00455-019-10073-2. PMID: 31676923Free PMC Article
Early Postoperative Oral Exercise Improves Swallowing Function Among Patients With Oral Cavity Cancer: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
Hsiang CC, Chen AW, Chen CH, Chen MK
Ear Nose Throat J 2019 Jul;98(6):E73-E80. Epub 2019 May 15 doi: 10.1177/0145561319839822. PMID: 31088304
An intensive swallowing exercise protocol for improving swallowing physiology in older adults with radiographically confirmed dysphagia.
Balou M, Herzberg EG, Kamelhar D, Molfenter SM
Clin Interv Aging 2019;14:283-288. Epub 2019 Feb 11 doi: 10.2147/CIA.S194723. PMID: 30804667Free PMC Article
The Yale Pharyngeal Residue Severity Rating Scale: An Anatomically Defined and Image-Based Tool.
Neubauer PD, Rademaker AW, Leder SB
Dysphagia 2015 Oct;30(5):521-8. Epub 2015 Jun 7 doi: 10.1007/s00455-015-9631-4. PMID: 26050238

Recent systematic reviews

Diagnostic accuracy of ultrasound examination in detecting aspiration and pharyngeal residue in patients with dysphagia: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Miura Y, Tamai N, Kitamura A, Yoshida M, Takahashi T, Mugita Y, Tobita I, Arita M, Urai T, Dai M, Noguchi H, Matsumoto M, Mukai K, Nakagami G, Ota E, Sugama J, Sanada H
Jpn J Nurs Sci 2021 Apr;18(2):e12396. doi: 10.1111/jjns.12396. PMID: 33843140
Deglutition disorders as a consequence of head and neck cancer therapies: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Porto de Toledo I, Pantoja LLQ, Luchesi KF, Assad DX, De Luca Canto G, Guerra ENS
Support Care Cancer 2019 Oct;27(10):3681-3700. Epub 2019 Jun 22 doi: 10.1007/s00520-019-04920-z. PMID: 31230120
Presentation of oropharyngeal dysphagia and rehabilitative intervention following esophagectomy: a systematic review.
Kaneoka A, Yang S, Inokuchi H, Ueha R, Yamashita H, Nito T, Seto Y, Haga N
Dis Esophagus 2018 Aug 1;31(8) doi: 10.1093/dote/doy050. PMID: 29788321Free PMC Article
A Review of Dysphagia Presentation and Intervention Following Traumatic Spinal Injury: An Understudied Population.
Valenzano TJ, Waito AA, Steele CM
Dysphagia 2016 Oct;31(5):598-609. Epub 2016 Jul 13 doi: 10.1007/s00455-016-9728-4. PMID: 27412004Free PMC Article
Pharyngeal Residue Severity Rating Scales Based on Fiberoptic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing: A Systematic Review.
Neubauer PD, Hersey DP, Leder SB
Dysphagia 2016 Jun;31(3):352-9. Epub 2016 Jan 11 doi: 10.1007/s00455-015-9682-6. PMID: 26753927

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