Radiology of the Pharynx and the Esophagus (Medical Radiology / Diagnostic Imaging)

This book considers in detail all aspects of radiology of the pharynx and esophagus. It covers anatomy, physiology, and examination techniques and describes all relevant disease entities. However, it also considers endoscopic and manometric aspects of interest to the radiologist. Moreover, it has a broad clinical approach, encompassing not only analysis of symptoms but also topics such as the social and mental burden of dysphagia. Interventions in the esophagus from the radiologist's and the endoscopist's points of view are also addressed. The authors are all renowned experts in their field. Although it is assumed that most readers will be radiologists, much information will be of interest to other specialists involved in the evaluation and treatment of dysphagia, including ENT surgeons, thoracic surgeons, thoracic surgeons, speech and language pathologists, phoniatricians, gastroenterologists, and neurologists. Anatomy And Physiology / Olle Ekberg, Göran Nylander -- Evaluation Of Symptoms / Doris-maria Denk -- Imaging Techniques And Some Principles Of Interpretation (including Radiation Physics) / Olle Ekberg -- Pharynx / Olle Ekberg [and Others] -- Oral And Pharyngeal Function And Dysfunction / Olle Ekberg -- Pharyngeal Morphology / Stephen E. Rubesin -- Pharyngeal Manometry / Rolf Olsson -- The Postoperative Pharynx / Christian Hannig, Anita Wuttge-hannig -- The Therapeutic Swallowing Study / Margarete Bülow, Bonnie M. Harris -- Esophagus / Wolfgang Schima [and Others] -- Radiologic Evaluation Of Esophageal Function / Wolfgang Shima, Edith Eisenhuber -- Esophageal Morphology / Arastoo Vossough, Marc S. Levine -- Esophageal Manometry And Ph-monitoring / Karin Aksglæde [and Others] -- Intervention On The Esophagus / David J. Ott [and Others] -- Endoscopy Of The Pharynx And Esophagus / Doris-maria Denk, Rainer Schöfl -- Cross-sectional Imaging Of The Hypopharynx And Esophagus / Christian Czerny [and Others] -- The Pediatric Esophagus / Jane E. Benson -- The Geriatric Pharynx And Esophagus / Olle Ekberg -- The Clinical And Radiological Approach To Dysphagia / Peter Pokieser, Martina Scharitzer. O. Ekberg, Ed. ; With Contributions By K. Aksglaede ... [et Al.] ; Foreword By A.l. Baert. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. All aspects of radiology of the pharynx and esophagus are coverd in detail. The text covers anatomy, physiology, examination techniques, and describes all relevant disease entities. However, it also considers endoscopic and manometric aspects of interest to the radiologist. Moreover, it has a broad clinical approach, encompassing not only analysis of symptoms but also topics such as the social and mental burden of dysphagia. Interventions in the esophagus from the radiologist's and the endoscopist's points of view are also addressed. The authors are all renowned experts in their field. Although it is assumed that most readers will be radiologists, much information will be of interest to other specialists involved in the evaluation and treatment of dysphagia, including ENT surgeons, thoracic surgeons, thoracic surgeons, speech and language pathologists, phoniatricians, gastroenterologists, and neurologists. Front Matter....Pages i-x Anatomy and Physiology....Pages 1-14 Evaluation of Symptoms....Pages 15-22 Imaging Techniques and Some Principles of Interpretation (Including Radiation Physics)....Pages 23-36 Pharynx....Pages 37-108 Esophagus....Pages 109-166 Endoscopy of the Pharynx and Esophagus....Pages 167-181 Cross-Sectional Imaging of the Hypopharynx and Esophagus....Pages 183-193 The Pediatric Esophagus....Pages 195-206 The Geriatric Pharynx and Esophagus....Pages 207-215 The Clinical and Radiological Approach to Dysphagia....Pages 217-251 Back Matter....Pages 253-262 "Although it is assumed that most readers will be radiologists, much information will be of interest to other specialists involved in the evaluation and treatment of dysphagia, including ENT surgeons, thoracic surgeons, speech and language pathologists, phoniatricians, gastroenterologists, and neurologists."--Jacket The swallowing apparatus is made up of three anatomically and functionally separated, but integrated, areas, namely the oral cavity, the pharynx and the esophagus.