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01-08-2021 | Ultrasound | Original Article

Quantitative Ultrasound Assessment of Hyoid Bone Displacement During Swallowing Following Thyroidectomy

Authors: Bianca Oliveira Ismael da Costa, Darlyane de Souza Barros Rodrigues, Desiré Dominique Diniz de Magalhães, Ary Serrano Santos, Ricardo Vieira Santos, Elma Heitmann Mares Azevedo, Anna Alice Almeida, Leandro Pernambuco

Published in: Dysphagia | Issue 4/2021

Abstract

The aim of this study was to investigate temporal ultrasound measurements of the hyoid bone displacement during swallowing following thyroidectomy in women and to relate these measures to age, clinical outcomes, and upper digestive airway symptoms. The sample was divided into an experimental group (EG) of 20 women who underwent thyroidectomy (mean age = 49.55 years ± 15.14) and a control group (CG) of 20 healthy women volunteers (mean age = 40.75 years ± 15.92). Both groups were submitted to ultrasound assessment to obtain four temporal measurements of hyoid bone displacement during swallowing: elevation, anteriorization, maximum displacement, and maintenance of maximum displacement. In both groups, swallowing of ten milliliters of liquid and the same volume of thickened liquid (honey) were analyzed. The images were recorded on video (30 frames/second) and analyzed according to a standardized protocol. Temporal measurements of hyoid bone elevation and maximum displacement during swallowing of thickened liquid were significantly shorter in EG (p = 0.034 and p = 0.020, respectively). There were no differences in the swallowing of liquid, and no other variable was related to the ultrasound temporal measurements investigated. This study concludes that women who undergo thyroidectomy have a shorter time of hyoid bone elevation and maximum displacement during swallowing of 10 mL of thickened liquid.

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Title: Quantitative Ultrasound Assessment of Hyoid Bone Displacement During Swallowing Following Thyroidectomy
Authors: Bianca Oliveira Ismael da Costa
Darlyane de Souza Barros Rodrigues
Desiré Dominique Diniz de Magalhães
Ary Serrano Santos
Ricardo Vieira Santos
Elma Heitmann Mares Azevedo
Anna Alice Almeida
Leandro Pernambuco
Publication date: 01-08-2021
Publisher: Springer US
Keywords: Ultrasound
Ultrasound
Thyroidectomy
Thyroidectomy
Published in: Dysphagia / Issue 4/2021
Print ISSN: 0179-051X
Electronic ISSN: 1432-0460
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00455-020-10180-5

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