Article
Audiology & Speech-Language Pathology
Almut Niessen, Julie Claere Nienstedt, Till Fluegel, Jana-Christiane Koseki, Frank Mueller, Jana Zang, Christina Pflug, Cara E. Stepp
Summary: The study aims to compare the visibility of different color groups in various dilutions using narrow band imaging (NBI) and white light (WL) for multicolor flexible endoscopic evaluation of swallowing (FEES). Preliminary examinations were conducted in the oral cavity of two healthy volunteers, and different dyes were tested to evaluate their visibilities. The results showed that certain food colorings are more visible under NBI than under WL, and optimal visibility can be achieved by combining green and red.
JOURNAL OF SPEECH LANGUAGE AND HEARING RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Audiology & Speech-Language Pathology
Heather M. Starmer, Loni Arrese, Susan Langmore, Yifei Ma, Joseph Murray, Joanne Patterson, Jessica Pisegna, Justin Roe, Lauren Tabor-Gray, Katherine Hutcheson
Summary: The study aimed to adapt and validate the Dynamic Imaging Grade of Swallowing Toxicity (DIGEST) for use with flexible endoscopic evaluation of swallowing (FEES), showing that DIGEST-FEES is a valid and reliable scale for assessing the severity of pharyngeal dysphagia in patients with head and neck cancer (HNC).
JOURNAL OF SPEECH LANGUAGE AND HEARING RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Audiology & Speech-Language Pathology
Tobias Braun, Martin Juenemann, Maxime Viard, Marco Meyer, Iris Reuter, Stefan Mausbach, Johanna M. Doerr, Ingo Schirotzek, Mario Prosiegel, Patrick Schramm, Manfred Kaps, Christian Tanislav
Summary: This study demonstrated the significance of FEES in accurately diagnosing dysphagia and adjusting oral diet in neurological intensive care unit patients. The findings suggest that FEES can potentially contribute to lower mortality and morbidity rates in critically ill patients.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Otorhinolaryngology
James A. Curtis, Zeina N. Seikaly, Avery E. Dakin, Michelle S. Troche
Summary: The study assessed the effects of color, coating, and opacity on detecting aspiration, penetration, and residue during flexible endoscopic evaluations of swallowing. Coating appears to be the most crucial factor in detecting thin liquid residue, penetration, and aspiration. Standardized use of boluses with a coating effect, such as white-dyed water or barium, is highly recommended.
Article
Otorhinolaryngology
Jana Zang, Jessika Johannsen, Jonas Denecke, Deike Weiss, Jana-Christiane Koseki, Almut Niessen, Frank Mueller, Julie Claere Nienstedt, Till Fluegel, Christina Pflug
Summary: This study aimed to evaluate the implementation of flexible endoscopic evaluation of swallowing (FEES) in infants and toddlers with type 1 spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) and compare the results with clinical scores. The results showed that FEES provided valuable information about secretion management and swallowing ability in these children. However, currently available clinical tools are not mature enough to assess swallowing ability, and further development is needed.
EUROPEAN ARCHIVES OF OTO-RHINO-LARYNGOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Weihao Weng, Mitsuyoshi Imaizumi, Shigeyuki Murono, Xin Zhu
Summary: Flexible endoscopic evaluation of swallowing (FEES) is considered the gold standard for diagnosing oropharyngeal dysphagia. This paper presents an AI-assisted CAD system called FEES-CAD, which achieves expert-level performance in detecting aspiration and penetration on FEES videos.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2022)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Motoyoshi Morishita, Masahiko Okubo, Tatsuro Sekine
Summary: This study aimed to determine the efficacy of carbonated and sweetened drinks added to thickened liquids in improving dysphagia. The results showed that carbonated thickened drink was easier to swallow and may improve penetration and/or aspiration.
Article
Otorhinolaryngology
Joseph Chang, Sarah K. Brown, Chaewon Hwang, Diana N. Kirke, Leanne Goldberg
Summary: This study suggests that SEES may be used as an objective in-office test to screen for aspiration and penetration. SEES is moderately sensitive for predicting penetration on MBSS, and absence of thin liquid penetration or aspiration on SEES has a high negative predictive value for excluding aspiration on MBSS.
LARYNGOSCOPE INVESTIGATIVE OTOLARYNGOLOGY
(2021)
Review
Pediatrics
Athanasia Printza, Katerina Sdravou, Stefanos Triaridis
Summary: Dysphagia has a significant impact on the health and quality of life of children. A team management approach, including instrumental swallowing assessments, is recommended. Flexible endoscopic evaluation of swallowing (FEES) has been proven safe and effective, allowing evaluation of structural and physiological parameters of swallowing, testing of food and liquids of different consistencies, and assessment of treatment methods.
Article
Medicine, Research & Experimental
Julia Chang, Tyler Okland, April Johnson, Noah Speiser, Aditya Seetharaman, Douglas Sidell
Summary: This study aimed to assess the risk of aspiration associated with post-swallow residue subsites in bottle-fed infants <1 year of age using Fiberoptic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing (FEES). It was found that pyriform sinus and anterior commissure residue were associated with a fivefold and twofold increased risk of aspiration, respectively.
Article
Audiology & Speech-Language Pathology
Susan E. Langmore, Donna R. Scarborough, Lisa N. Kelchner, Nancy B. Swigert, Joseph Murray, Selena Reece, Trish Cavanagh, Leah C. Harrigan, Rebecca Scheel, Memorie M. Gosa, Denise K. Rule
Summary: This tutorial by AB-SSD and SIG 13 provides best practice guidelines and recommendations for speech-language pathologists conducting FEES procedures in adults. It covers indications, safety, equipment, training requirements, and aims to improve the quality of adult FEES examinations.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Otorhinolaryngology
Merertu Kitila, James C. Borders, Gintas P. Krisciunas, Edel Mcnally, Jessica M. Pisegna
Summary: This study investigated rater confidence, accuracy, inter-rater reliability, and potential associations between clinician confidence, experience, and accuracy in evaluating airway invasion using the penetration-aspiration scale (PAS) on flexible endoscopic evaluations of swallowing (FEES). The results showed that certain PAS scores were rated more accurately than others, and there was variability in clinician confidence in PAS ratings. These findings have implications for understanding the factors influencing rater confidence and accuracy in FEES.
Article
Pediatrics
Fernando R. Aguirregomezcorta, Borja Osona, Jose A. Pena-Zarza, Jose A. Gil, Susanne Vetter-Laracy, Guiem Frontera, Joan Figuerola, Catalina Bover-Bauza
Summary: This study retrospectively reviewed the medical records of 373 children with suspected aspiration who underwent FEES, revealing laryngeal penetration/aspiration in nearly half of the patients. Neurological disease and prematurity were common associated conditions, and altered laryngeal sensitivity was the most frequently observed endoscopic finding. The multivariate logistic regression model showed an independent association between aspiration and alterations in laryngeal sensitivity, pharyngeal pooling, and post-swallowing food residues.
PEDIATRIC PULMONOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Otorhinolaryngology
Jana Zang, Julie Clare Nienstedt, Jana-Christiane Koseki, Almut Niessen, Till Fluegel, Susan Hyoungeun Kim, Christina Pflug
Summary: This study reviewed pediatric swallowing assessment data and found a significant relationship between dysphagia and underlying diseases, especially genetic syndromes and neurological disorders. The study highlights the need for a more standardized protocol and documentation for pediatric FEES to enable better comparability in future research.
Article
Pediatrics
Giorgos Sideris, Evangelos Panagoulis, Christos Grigoropoulos, Despina Mermiri, Thomas Nikolopoulos, Alexander Delides
Summary: Feeding difficulties, swallowing dysfunction, and gastrointestinal problems result in poor weight gain, oral motor dysfunction, and air swallowing in children with Rett syndrome. Pneumonia is the main cause of death. In our study, we examined the fiberoptic endoscopic swallowing findings in 11 female RTT children. All patients had tongue dyskinesis and prolonged oral stage. Liquid penetration without coughing was observed in 8 girls, while 6 girls tolerated pureed meals well. The incidence of pneumonia was not correlated with age. Pureed food was associated with pneumonia, while liquids were not. The Penetration/Aspiration Scale was positively correlated with age and liquid penetration.
CLINICAL PEDIATRICS
(2023)
Article
Otorhinolaryngology
William G. Pearson, Susan E. Langmore, Ann C. Zumwalt
Article
Otorhinolaryngology
Susan Langmore, Gintas P. Krisciunas, Keri Vasquez Miloro, Steven R. Evans, Debbie M. Cheng
Article
Otorhinolaryngology
Gintas P. Krisciunas, William Sokoloff, Katherine Stepas, Susan E. Langmore
Article
Otorhinolaryngology
William G. Pearson, Susan E. Langmore, Louis B. Yu, Ann C. Zumwalt
Article
Audiology & Speech-Language Pathology
Christiane Hey, Petra Pluschinski, Soenke Stanschus, Harald A. Euler, Robert A. Sader, Susan Langmore, Katrin Neumann
FOLIA PHONIATRICA ET LOGOPAEDICA
(2011)
Article
Otorhinolaryngology
Gary Linkov, Ryan C. Branski, Milan Amin, Natalya Chernichenko, Chun-Hao Chen, Gad Alon, Susan Langmore, Richard J. Wong, Dennis H. Kraus
HEAD AND NECK-JOURNAL FOR THE SCIENCES AND SPECIALTIES OF THE HEAD AND NECK
(2012)
Article
Oncology
William G. Pearson, David F. Hindson, Susan E. Langmore, Ann C. Zumwalt
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RADIATION ONCOLOGY BIOLOGY PHYSICS
(2013)
Article
Neurosciences
Sandeep Kumar, Susan Langmore, Richard P. Goddeau, Adel Alhazzani, Magdy Selim, Louis R. Caplan, Lin Zhu, Adnan Safdar, Cynthia Wagner, Colleen Frayne, David E. Searls, Gottfried Schlaug
JOURNAL OF STROKE & CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES
(2012)
Article
Geriatrics & Gerontology
James L. Coyle, Lori A. Davis, Caryn Easterling, Darlene E. Graner, Susan Langmore, Steven B. Leder, Maureen A. Lefton-Greif, Paula Leslie, Jeri A. Logemann, Linda Mackay, Bonnie Martin-Harris, Joseph T. Murray, Barbara Sonies, Catriona M. Steele
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION
(2009)
Article
Medicine, Research & Experimental
Joyce Colton House, J. Pieter Noordzij, Bobby Murgia, Susan Langmore
Review
Audiology & Speech-Language Pathology
Jose Vergara, Stacey A. Skoretz, Martin B. Brodsky, Anna Miles, Susan E. Langmore, Sarah Wallace, Jaishika Seedat, Heather M. Starmer, Lee Bolton, Pere Clave, Susana Vaz Freitas, Hans Bogaardt, Koichiro Matsuo, Cinthia Madeira de Souza, Lucia Figueiredo Mourao
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY
(2020)
Correction
Otorhinolaryngology
Susan E. Langmore, Gintas P. Krisciunas, Heather Warner, S. David White, Daniel Dvorkin, Daniel Fink, Edel McNally, Rebecca Scheel, Carrie Higgins, Joseph E. Levitt, Jeffrey McKeehan, Sandra Deane, Jonathan M. Siner, Rosemary Vojnik, Marc Moss
Summary: The study revealed a significant association between aspiration and pharyngeal weakness as well as upper airway edema, suggesting that dysphagia in survivors of acute respiratory failure (ARF) is multifactorial and requires a comprehensive approach.
Article
Audiology & Speech-Language Pathology
Claire Kane Miller, Jenny Reynolds, Lisa N. Kelchner, Donna Scarborough, Susan Langmore, Memorie Gosa
Summary: This two-part tutorial series provides clinical guidelines for the use of fiberoptic endoscopic evaluation of swallowing (FEES) for pediatric patients. The first part discusses the history, knowledge, and skills needed for performing and interpreting the examination, as well as indications, contraindications, developmental changes, and patient safety. The second part provides detailed guidelines for clinicians who require training for the use of FEES with the pediatric population.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Otorhinolaryngology
Susan E. Langmore, Gintas P. Krisciunas, Heather Warner, S. David White, Daniel Dvorkin, Daniel Fink, Edel McNally, Rebecca Scheel, Carrie Higgins, Joseph E. Levitt, Jeffrey McKeehan, Sandra Deane, Jonathan M. Siner, Rosemary Vojnik, Marc Moss
Summary: The mechanisms behind aspiration in ARF patients recovering from mechanical ventilation remain relatively unknown, with pharyngeal weakness and upper airway edema being significant risk factors for aspiration. The study demonstrated that dysphagia in ARF survivors is multifactorial and characterized by both anatomic and physiologic abnormalities.