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This systematic review compared the accuracy of the best instrumental swallowing tests: the videofluoroscopic swallowing study and the fiberoptic endoscopic evaluation of swallowing. Esta revisión sistemática comparó la exactitud de las mejores pruebas instrumentales de la deglución: el estudio videofluoroscopico y la evaluación endoscópica de la deglución. Cette revue systématique et méta-analyse a comparé l'exactitude des meilleurs essais instrumentales de la déglutition: l'étude de la déglutition vidéofluoroscopique et l'évaluation endoscopique par fibre optique de la déglutition.

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Dysphagia might affect up to 12% of general population and it is associated with an increased risk of malnutrition, pneumonia and death.

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This page is a summary of: Accuracy of endoscopic and videofluoroscopic evaluations of swallowing for oropharyngeal dysphagia, The Laryngoscope, November 2016, Wiley,
DOI: 10.1002/lary.26419.
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