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Swallowing and Oropharyngeal Disorders

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Swallowing and oropharyngeal disorders have become increasingly recognized in recent years as more premature infants and medically complex children are living longer and presenting to medical attention. These conditions present in a wide variety of ways and can result from a combination of developmental, neurologic, and anatomic issues, each of which requires an individualized approach to treatment. Therapeutic options include thickening of feeds, feeding therapy, gastrostomy tubes, fundoplication, and pharmacologic approaches. Treatment of swallow dysfunction requires experts skilled in the evaluation and management of the myriad causes of aspiration. The care for these children must therefore take place in a multidisciplinary setting in order to best serve their needs.

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  1. Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Aerodigestive Center, Center for Motility and Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA, 02115, USA

    Daniel R. Duncan M.D.

  2. Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 02115, USA

    Rachel L. Rosen M.D., M.P.H.

  3. Department of Gastroenterology, Aerodigestive Center, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA, 02115, USA

    Rachel L. Rosen M.D., M.P.H.

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Duncan, D.R., Rosen, R.L. (2017). Swallowing and Oropharyngeal Disorders. In: Faure, C., Thapar, N., Di Lorenzo, C. (eds) Pediatric Neurogastroenterology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-43268-7_20

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