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or narrowing of the pharynx during the swallow. The critical role of the contrac­tile chamber walls against which the piston must work should not escape appreciation. When the role of lingual retraction is limited because of ana­tomic or neurologic impairment, the compensation provided by the pha­ryngeal constrictors can still result in complete pharyngeal constriction. From the fluoroscopic study, evidence pertinent to both pharyngeal constric­tion and tongue movement is avail­able. Measurement of pharyngeal area represents a possibility for objectively assessing this information in a manner that considers all forces accomplishing pharyngeal transit, not just the tongue.
The lateral view of the pharynx on the swallow study is a two-dimensional representation of a three-dimensional space, and we often rely on the amount of residual barium seen in the hypo­pharynx to define the size of the space at maximum constriction. Despite these limitations, we feel that the measures provide a useful way to evaluate the “piston” action of the tongue working against the descending, peristaltic con­striction of the pharyngeal walls. Pha­ryngeal area measures have the added advantage of being relatively easy to obtain in most subjects.
When poor pharyngeal constriction is identified on the swallow study, a loss of tongue mobility or bulk may be the primary etiology. If tongue activity appears normal, weakness of the pha­ryngeal constrictors (as is often seen in stroke victims) may be the reason. The result is usually persistent pharyngeal residue. Patients will be at an increased risk for aspiration of the residue when the glottis reopens for respiration. Strat­egies such as the “double swallow” or
“effortful swallow,” directed at clearing the residue before resuming respira­tion, may be recommended.
PES Distension
PESmax. The maximum opening of
the PES during a swallow, PESmax, is measured (see Video 8–7, PESmax). As discussed earlier for Pop–Pcl, PES is defined as the narrowest point in the opening between C3 and C6 (most often, between C4 and C6) during the swallow. Because efficient transfer of the bolus into the esophagus is depen­dent on adequate PES opening, some measure of PES opening is an obvious choice for inclusion in any measure­ment battery. As discussed previously, however, the actual location of the point designated PES is arguable. By defining the PES as the narrowest point between C3 and C6, we were able to achieve an r of 0.95 on this measure for normal subjects.
A plot showing a complete set of tim­ing, duration, and displacement data for an individual patient matched in age to normal subjects is presented in Fig­ure 8–4. As noted, we do not routinely extract all measures for all swallows on our standardized assessment but rather from the largest bolus swallowed and from any bolus volume/consistency that appears to differ from others in terms of safety, effort, or efficiency.
Two Measures for Quantifying Pharyngeal Residue
One of our ongoing goals is to develop new objective measures that are rel­evant to describing impaired swallow
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function in dysphagic patients. In some cases, these have come about as a con­sequence of technology advances that have made new measures not only possible but also “doable” in an afford­able, expedient manner. Two measures that we have recently developed, and for which preliminary reliability data have been collected, are designed to quantify bolus residue in the pharynx. Residue, as noted often in this text and by many other authors (Dejaeger et al., 1997; Eisenhuber et al., 2002; Kelly et al., 2008), represents a clear threat to airway safety, yet our attempts to clas­sify it have generally been subjective. Newer methods that use quantitative techniques have been described, pri­marily for bolus material in one loca­tion, and may require resources not readily available in many clinical situ­ations (Dyer et al., 2008; Molfenter & Steele, 2013; Pearson et al., 2013).
One of the measures described here, the bolus clearance ratio (BCR), can quantify residue in a semiautomatic fashion and is applicable for bolus located in one site or multiple sites or spread diffusely over pharyngeal struc­tures. It can also be calculated for any bolus volume or consistency. Bolus material is first assessed for the frame immediately prior to opening of the PES, or upper esophageal sphincter. Any residual bolus, or contrast mate­rial, is then remeasured immediately after the swallow (frame just after PES closure). Alternatively, the “postswal­low” measure can be determined after clearing swallows, collectively, or after each clearing attempt. Measurement of BCR is demonstrated on the com-
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panion website (Video 8–8, BCR on the companion website). In a recent study,
investigators determined BCR values in 553 children 0 to 21 years of age referred for fluoroscopic swallow studies. Based on binomial logistic regression analy­ses, the authors found that subjects with a BCR greater than or equal to .01 were four times more likely to aspirate (Dharmarathna et al., 2021). Such evi­dence suggests the measure may be of particular value in a population for whom limited radiation exposure is a critical issue and in whom a uniform protocol for conducting fluoroscopy studies can be problematic.
In another investigation (Jardine et al., 2020), BCR was calculated for 275 healthy individuals ranging in age from 18 to 99 years. Though BCRs for the group were generally low (<
.05, or < 5% of the bolus), values were found to be significantly elevated in older, as compared to younger, subjects, sug­gesting changes in swallow structures and function associated with normal aging.
A second measure, the pharyngeal residue ratio (PRR), is a ratio of bolus postswallow to the area of the pharynx with a 1-mL bolus held in the oral cavity (i.e., PAhold), as previously described for the calculation of the PCR. The PRR measure (Figure 8–5) may be particu­larly useful when comparisons to ana­tomic variables, according to age or gender, are desired. Though these mea­sures are relatively new and their util­ity in studies of dysphagic patients still under investigation, preliminary data for their reliability have been reported and are quite good (Leonard, 2017). We are optimistic that future work will improve and facilitate residue assess­ments for both clinical and research purposes.
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of the pharynx from the oropharynx to the esophagus. A significant component of this behavior, but one that is perhaps not as apparent as the alternating con­striction and relaxation of structures, is the extent to which the pharynx actu­ally shortens during the swallow. This is illustrated in Video 8–9, BulletPhar­ynx on the companion website. In the video, a patient with a bullet fragment lodged in the pharyngeal wall attempts several swallows. The presence of the bullet allows the viewer to appreci­ate the marked symmetry in elevation
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and relaxation that occurs between the bullet (and, thus, pharyngeal wall) and both the hyoid and larynx. The technique for measuring pharyngeal shortening is illustrated in Video 8–10, Pharyngeal Shortening Measure on the companion website. We are currently collecting normative data for this mea­sure and believe they will contribute significantly to our understanding of the biomechanical characteristics of normal and disordered swallow.
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Figure 8–5. A. Denominator in pharyngeal
residue ratio (PRR) is the two-dimensional area of the pharynx with a 1- mL bolus held in the oral cavity. B. Numerator in PRR is the area of contrast material remaining in pharynx after swallow/closure of the upper esophageal sphincter.
Pharyngeal Shortening
Another component of normal swal­low for which normative data are cur­rently being collected is the pharyngeal shortening measure. Constriction of the pharynx during swallow involves the sequential opening and closing
Age, Gender, and Bolus Size/ Consistency Differences for Spatial Measures
Several differences in variables for which normative data are available were identified for spatial measures. Age differences were found for PESmax and PCR; PESmax is reduced in the elderly, and PCR is increased compared with younger subjects (see Table8–1). Hmax was reduced in elderly females compared with younger females, but this difference was not found for younger and elderly males (see Table8–1). Gen­der differences were also identified as
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significant for all displacement mea­sures, on all bolus sizes and consistencies investigated, except for PESmax, which did not differ significantly according to gender on any bolus considered (see Table 8–1).
Bolus size differences were noted for all displacement measures except maximum approximation of the lar­ynx and hyoid during swallow (true for all bolus sizes). One interpretation of this finding is that hyoid-to-larynx approximation (HL) may have more to do with airway protection and main­taining a constant level of such during swallow, as opposed to adjusting PES opening size. PESmax did increase with increasing bolus size, presumably to accommodate the larger bolus size or in response to changes in intrabolus pressures. Increased PES opening with increasing bolus size corresponds to an increase in Hmax with increasing bolus sizes (in both age groups and for both males and females) and may reflect the anterior traction on the PES by the for­ward movement of the hyoid, as well as increased intrabolus pressures (see Table 8–1).
CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS OF IMPAIRED SPATIAL DISPLACEMENTS
Impairments in spatial displacements are an important reason for aspiration and dysphagia in many patient popu­lations. Their calculation can provide excellent insights into causes of impair­ment, as well as therapeutic objectives that might be considered. Our own research, for example, has demon­strated the following:
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In a study comparing normal sub-
jects, patients with nonobstructive cricopharyngeal bars, patients with obstructive cricopharyngeal bars, and patients with Zenker’s diverticuli, data suggested an association between cricopharyn­geus muscle dysfunction and pro­gressive dilation and weakness of the pharynx (Belafsky et al., 2010). That is, PAhold increased with increasing obstruction at the level of the upper esophageal sphincter (decreased PESmax). Our inter­pretation of this finding is that in response to prolonged obstruction at the upper esophageal sphincter, the pharynx may dilate. If so, pha­ryngeal constriction and clearing during swallow may be affected.
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In a subsequent study, effects
of cricopharyngeal myotomy, a surgical approach to modifying obstruction at the PES, were con­sidered for PES opening size, PCR, and PAhold. PES max was im­proved (increased) and PCR was reduced (also improved). PAhold, however, did not change, sug­gesting that dilation of the phar­ynx associated with long-term obstruction at the PES may be permanent (Allen et al., 2010).
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Domer et al. (2014) reported both
a significant decrease in PES­max and a significant increase in PCR in patients with unilateral vocal fold paralysis compared with age- and gender-matched normal control subjects. Patients had experienced either idiopathic or iatrogenic unilateral paraly­sis with accompanying dyspha­gia; 38% (of 25 patients) demon-
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strated aspiration. Results suggest that aspiration and dysphagia in this population are not just a consequence of impaired airway protection.
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Leonard and Belafsky (2011) re-
ported changes in various spatial measures associated with cervi­cal spine surgery and anterior instrumentation. Measures in two groups of patients, one <2 months from surgery and one >2 months from surgery, were compared with those of normal control sub­jects (age and gender matched to patients). PESmax was decreased significantly in the early postsur­gical group but was improved in the late group. Other measures, including thickness of the poste­rior pharyngeal wall that inter­fered with epiglottic inversion and pharyngeal clearing, may persist and contribute to patients’ continued complaints.
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Increases in PCR appear to be a
near-hallmark feature of swal­lowing in patients with myotonic muscular dystrophy (Leonard et al., 2001). In some patients inves­tigated, in fact, the pharyngeal area when maximally constricted (for a 20-mL bolus) was actually larger than in the Hold position. This suggests that pharyngeal weakness associated with this dis­ease may become so pronounced that the presence of a large bolus causes the pharynx to distend or expand rather than constrict to propel the bolus into the esopha­gus. In monitoring our myotonic muscular dystrophy patients (and others who demonstrate simi-
lar weakness), we pay particular attention to this measure in coun­seling patients regarding a possi­ble transition from oral to partial or nonoral feeding.
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PCR has been further shown to
be associated with aspiration in a variety of patient populations (Yip et al., 2006). Data from 260 sequential patients undergoing DSSs were examined for those who aspirated and those who did not aspirate. Those patients who did aspirate (on the largest bolus swallowed) demonstrated a mean PCR of 0.32 cm
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, while those who didn’t had a mean PCR of 0.20 cm (both values were elevated com­pared with normal). Furthermore, individuals with a PCR greater than 0.25 cm
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were three times more likely to aspirate compared with other patients. In evaluating patients, we are seriously con­cerned about safe swallowing in patients with PCRs of this value, even when we do not observe aspiration on the DSS.
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In a later study, stroke patients
(CVA) who did and did not aspi­rate on the largest bolus swal­lowed on the DSS were considered (Leonard, unpublished data). The group consisted of 300 patients. Patients with a PCR of 0.25 cm were six times more likely to aspi­rate than those with values below
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PCR may be a useful surrogate
2
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measure of pharyngeal strength. In a comparison of maximum pharyngeal pressures obtained on manometry (PCP) and PCR from a separate DSS in the same
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patients, a negative correlation of
−0.7 was found for the two mea­sures (Leonard et al., 2006). Fur­thermore, only two patients with a PCR significantly elevated from normal (for age and gender) were found to have maximum pharyn­geal clearing pressures within the normal range on manometry, and pressures for these two patients were very low: 60 and 61 mm Hg, respectively. In a subsequent study (Leonard et al., 2011), PCP and PCR were investigated in patients undergoing simultane­ous fluoroscopy and manometry studies. The correlation between the two measures, for 25 patients, was −0.72. Of particular interest, no patient who had a normal PCR had an abnormal PCP; further, no patient with an abnormal PCR (>.25 cm
2
) had normal PCPs (>60 mm Hg). These results support our previous findings suggesting the potential of an objective fluo­roscopic measure to predict mano­metric measures when manome­try is not available.
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In an investigation of elderly
patients with no obvious medical or surgical cause of their dyspha­gia (Kendall & Leonard, 2001), 74% of patients had an elevated PCR. Elevated PCR was also found to be a factor in 75% of cases of aspiration identified in this population. Interestingly, the timing of maximum pharyngeal constriction remained appropri­ately coordinated with the posi­tion of the bolus in the pharynx in these same patients.
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As noted previously, our com-
parison of younger and more
elderly nondysphagic individuals revealed a substantial number of elderly subjects with at least small cricopharyngeal bars (31%) (Leon­ard et al., 2004b). Interestingly, no bars were noted in our younger group of subjects. Not surpris­ingly, PESmax was also reduced in the elderly group compared with the younger group. Evaluation of elderly individuals should consider the increased likelihood of asymp­tomatic cricopharyngeal bars.
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In an investigation of factors af-
fecting pharyngeal constriction in nonelderly and elderly normal subjects, several findings were of interest (Leonard et al., 2004a). As described, PCR was elevated in the elderly, compared with younger subjects, suggesting a reduced ability to constrict and possibly clear the pharynx dur­ing swallow. In addition, the two-dimensional pharyngeal area measured in the Hold position was larger in the elderly subjects, as was the distance between the larynx and the hyoid at Hold. The distance from the hyoid to the mandible did not differ between groups; however, the distance between the hyoid and larynx at Hold was significantly greater in the elderly subjects. A measure of the anterior-posterior view of the pharynx at Hold was also wider in the elderly subjects. These data, as well as additional information we have obtained, suggest that the pharynx in elderly subjects may be larger, or longer, than that in younger individuals. In addition, the pharynx did not constrict as completely, and the larynx did
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not elevate to the same extent in elderly subjects. These data com­prise an important reference in assessing swallow in elderly dys­phagic patients and in differen­tiating normal from abnormal in this group.
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In an investigation of elderly nor-
mal and dysphagic subjects (Ken­dall & Leonard, 2001), hyoid dis- placement was greater on smaller bolus sizes in the elderly patient group as compared to individu­als without dysphagia. This was interpreted as a possible compen­sation for the decreased hyoid duration at maximum displace­ment noted in the patient group and may represent a strategy that can be used with other patients.
The observations reviewed here rep­resent just a few that can be made when large amounts of objective data become available for patients representing dif­ferent disorders. In short, the use of a standardized DSS protocol and objective measures enhance the power of fluo­roscopy as a diagnostic tool, because it
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permits us to compare our patients
to normal subjects according to age and gender;
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provides an objective means of
tracking changes in patients across time and treatments;
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supplies us with a basis for char-
acterizing dysphagia in unique patient populations;
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allows us to go beyond the deter-
mination of aspiration versus no aspiration, or appropriate dietary recommendations; to understand the biomechanical deviations from normal deglutition that con-
tribute to the dysphagia and how these present a risk to patients outside the environment of the DSS evaluation;
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reveals information that, increas-
ingly, we are finding can be related to other instrumental measures of swallow function; and
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is now, in our practice, a part of
the repertoire of diagnostic tests routinely ordered by many phy­sician specialists charged with evaluating and treating dysphagic patients.
STUDY QUESTIONS
1. Which structural displacements during swallowing differ in younger and older individuals? According to gender?
2. Describe at least one relationship between bolus transit and swallow gesture times that may be of par­ticular value in evaluating some patients.
3. Do pharyngeal transit times differ according to age and/or gender?
4. What subjective impressions from fluoroscopy studies have dem­onstrated reasonable interjudge reliability?
5. Define bolus transit at B1, BV1, BV2, BP1, and BP2.
6. Why was the “hold” position se­lected as a referent for measures of structural displacements (com­pared with a “rest” position)?
7. What are some problems in using the angle of the mandible as a marker for the onset of bolus transit?
8. What is the advantage of tracking
bolus transit times separately from swallow gesture times?
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9. What relationships between swal­low gestures, or between swallow gestures and bolus transit, appear to be invariant in both younger and older normal individuals?
10. The measure of pharyngeal con­striction, PCR, may be a reasonable surrogate for what other instru­mental measure?
11.
What was unique about PES open-
ing in the normal elderly popula­tion described?
What evidence from fluoroscopy
12. indicates differences in swallowing mechanics according to age?
13. Is there evidence to suggest that understanding swallow mechanics may help us predict aspiration?
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