Association of the “Jet Phenomenon” with Positive Symptom Outcome Following Surgical Treatment of Cricopharyngeus Muscle Dysfunction

ConclusionThis study provides the initial report on the utility of JP as a VFSS feature that is strongly associated with improved outcomes following surgical treatment of CPMD. Further work determining the physiologic correlates responsible for JP will help clarify its predictive capabilities.Level of EvidenceLevel 3.
Source: Dysphagia - Category: Speech-Language Pathology Source Type: research