FEESST

Jonathan Aviv, M.D. Dr. Aviv is Professor of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery and the Director of the Division of Laryngology at the College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University. He is the inventor and developer of the endoscopic air-pulse laryngeal sensory testing technology known as FEESST. He is President-elect of the American Broncho-Esophageal Association, President of the New York Laryngological Society, and former Chairman of the Speech, Voice and Swallowing Committee of the American Academy of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery. Thomas Murry, Ph.D. Thomas Murry, Ph.D. is Professor of Speech Pathology in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Weill Cornell Medical College, Cornell University, New York, and Adjunct Professor Teacher's College, Department of Biobehavioral Sciences, Columbia University, New York.

Foreword by Philip O. Katz, M.D. Preface List of Commonly Appearing Abbreviations Chapter I. Introduction to Swallowing Why FEESST? Structure of the Voice and Swallowing Center Importance of Dysphagia Endoscopic Anatomy Swallowing Physiology Summary References Chapter II. FEESST Technique Instrumentation Examination of the Nose, Pharynx, and Larynx Method Summary References Chapter III. FEESST Applications and Outcomes Laryngeal Sensory Testing in the Elderly Laryngeal Sensory Testing in Stroke Patients with Dysphagia Using FEESST to Predict Laryngeal Penetration and Aspiration Outdomes: FEESST Versus Modified Barium Swallow (MBS) Summary References Chapter IV. Sensory Testing Alone Site of Lesion Testing Acid Reflux Disease Summary References Chapter V. Transnasal Esophagoscopy (TNE): What to Do When the Sensory Test and/or FEESST Results Cannot Explain the Etiology of the Patient's Dysphagia Introduction Development and Applications of TNE Indications for TNE Technique of TNE Algorithm for When to Use TNE, Sensory Testing, and FEESST What to Look for During TNE Summary References Chapter VI. FEESST Safety Introduction Research on FEESST Safety FEESST Safety and Dysphagia Etiologies FEESST Safety and Possible Complications Summary References Chapter VII. Coding Flexible Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing with Sensory Testing (FEESST), Sensory Testing, and Fiberoptic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing (FEES) Transnasal Esophagoscopy (TNE) Panendoscopy (Laryngeal with Biopsy and Esophagoscopy with or Without Biopsy) Summary References Chapter VIII. Cases Case 1: Parkinson's Disease Case 2: Vascular Malformation Case 3: Neuralgia Case 4: Stroke Case 5: Laryngopharygeal Reflux (LPR) Case 6: Dysphagia Following Open-Heart Surgery Summary References Index