<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><xml><records><record><source-app name="HighWire" version="7.x">Drupal-HighWire</source-app><ref-type name="Journal Article">17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Damati, Mohammed T.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Saadah, Mohammed A.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Al-Natour, Saied M.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Nazzal, Mahmoud M.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">AlHaj Ali, Mohammed A.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Inshasi, Jihad S.</style></author></authors><secondary-authors></secondary-authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Cricopharyngeal myotomy in neurogenic oropharyngeal dysphagia</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Neurosciences Journal</style></secondary-title></titles><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2000</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2000-04-01 00:00:00</style></date></pub-dates></dates><pages><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">105-109</style></pages><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">5</style></volume><issue><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2</style></issue><abstract><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">OBJECTIVE: Cricopharyngeal myotomy as an independent procedure has been performed on fourteen patients with a variety of neuromuscular disorders, suffering from neurogenic oropharyngeal dysphagia in the interval between 1994-1997. All of them were referred from a neurophysician or physiatrist after failure of improvement by medical treatment.METHODS: The selection of patients for operation was based mainly on clinical evaluation and simple exclusion criteria without manometric studies.RESULTS: There was dramatic improvement in twelve, with recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy and temporary pharyngeal fistula in two patients. No mortality was recorded.CONCLUSION: We conclude that cricopharyngeal myotomy is a simple, safe and effective procedure with acceptable morbidity. It should be considered as a rehabiliation procedure for patients with dysphagia due to various neurologic disorders based on simple, clinical exclusion criteria without the need for the tedious, time consuming and expensive manometric studies.</style></abstract></record></records></xml>