2nd ed. 2019 Edition
by Olle Ekberg (Editor)
The second edition of this
well-received book provides a comprehensive and up-to-date description
of the diagnosis and management of dysphagia, including oral,
pharyngeal, and esophageal dysfunction. All aspects of dysphagia are
covered, with detailed consideration of anatomy, physiology, and
pathology. In addition to a variety of benign and malignant disease
entities, signs and symptoms, and treatment approaches, many other
relevant topics are addressed, including endoscopy, manometry,
malnutrition, dehydration, oral care, dementia, ethics, and the social
and psychologic impacts of dysphagia. Specific aspects of importance in
pediatric and geriatric patients are highlighted. This edition features a
number of completely new chapters focusing on, among other subjects,
dysphagia in further disease contexts and following laryngectomy and
radiation therapy. The authors are without exception world-leading
experts in their fields. The book will be of value for practitioners in
all specialties involved in the evaluation and treatment of dysphagia.
It is therefore a truly multidisciplinary project.
