SLPNarrative ReviewDysphagia2019

"Hidden in Plain Sight": A Descriptive Review of Laryngeal Vestibule Closure.

Alicia Vose, Ianessa Humbert

PMID 30062547

WHAT IT FOUND

This paper reviews the physiology of laryngeal vestibule closure (LVC) and how it is measured.

It does not present new patient data or test interventions, so there are no findings to change practice.

What this paper is

This is a descriptive review of the physiology and evaluation of laryngeal vestibule closure (LVC). It summarizes existing literature on how the airway closes during swallowing and discusses measurement techniques, but it does not report original patient data or test a specific intervention. There is no new finding here to change clinical practice.

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