Efficacy of endoscopic cricopharyngeal myotomy using a curved rigid laryngoscope in patients with sporadic inclusion body myositis: four retrospective case reviews
Nagoya J Med Sci. 2023 Nov;85(4):866-874. doi: 10.18999/nagjms.85.4.866.ABSTRACTSporadic inclusion body myositis (s-IBM) is an acquired degenerative inflammatory myopathy that leads to slowly progressive muscle weakness and atrophy of the limbs, face, and pharynx. Owing to the slow progression of the disease, the indications for surgical intervention remain unclear. Herein, we retrospectively reviewed the records of four patients with s-IBM who had undergone cricopharyngeal myotomy for severe dysphagia at our institution between 2016 and 2021. Among these, one patient underwent transcervical cricopharyngeal myotomy and lar...
Source: Nagoya Journal of Medical Science - December 29, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Mayu Shigeyama Naoki Nishio Sayaka Yokoi Nobuaki Mukoyama Akihisa Wada Takashi Maruo Seiya Noda Ayuka Murakami Takashi Tsuboi Masahisa Katsuno Yasushi Fujimoto Michihiko Sone Source Type: research
