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Dysphagia
Published in: Dysphagia 1/2018

01-02-2018 | Letter to the Editor

Changes in Swallowing-Related Quality of Life After Endoscopic Treatment for Zenker’s Diverticulum Using the SWAL-QOL Questionnaire

Authors: Keith Siau, Linzie Priestnall, Chris J. J. Mulder, Sauid Ishaq

Published in: Dysphagia | Issue 1/2018

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Excerpt

We would like to congratulate Colpaert [1] and colleagues on their publication which correlates endotherapy for Zenker’s diverticulum (ZD) with dysphagia-related quality of life (QoL), as measured by the SWAL-QOL scale. Evidence for this is scarce, and thus the authors’ evidence-based observations are indeed welcome. …
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Colpaert C, Vanderveken OM, Wouters K, Van de Heyning P, Van Laer C. Changes in swallowing-related quality of life after endoscopic treatment for Zenker’s diverticulum using SWAL-QOL questionnaire. Dysphagia. 2017;32:339–44.CrossRefPubMed
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Ishaq S, Hassan C, Antonello A, et al. Flexible endoscopic treatment for Zenker’s diverticulum: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Gastrointest Endosc. 2016;83(6):1076–89.CrossRefPubMed
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Oestreicher-Kedem Y, Wasszug O, Sagi B, et al. Revision endoscopic stapler Zenker’s diverticulotomy. Surg Endosc. 2016;30(5):2022–5.CrossRefPubMed
Metadata
Title
Changes in Swallowing-Related Quality of Life After Endoscopic Treatment for Zenker’s Diverticulum Using the SWAL-QOL Questionnaire
Authors
Keith Siau
Linzie Priestnall
Chris J. J. Mulder
Sauid Ishaq
Publication date
01-02-2018
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Dysphagia / Issue 1/2018
Print ISSN: 0179-051X
Electronic ISSN: 1432-0460
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00455-017-9840-0

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