Cancer and Life Beyond It: Patient Testimony as a Contribution to Subjective Evidence.

Patient narratives are a very valuable literary and medical resource. They transcribe the experience of illness into the life stories of the subject and the author. A serious case of cancer triggers the very individual experience of vulnerability, suffering, dependence, and even contingency in the no longer 'open' future.

Functional endoscopy in neurogenic dysphagia: a feasibility study focusing on the esophageal phase of swallowing.

Due to demographic transition, neurogenic dysphagia has become an increasingly recognized problem. Patients suffering from dysphagia often get caught between different clinical disciplines. In this study, we implemented a defined examination protocol for evaluating the whole swallowing process by functional endoscopy.

Position paper of the German Society of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, Head and Neck Surgery and the German Society of Phoniatrics and Pediatric Audiology - Current state of clinical and endoscopic diagnostics, evaluation, and therapy of swallowing disorders in children.

Swallowing disorders are frequent. The main concern is mortality due to aspiration-induced pneumonia and malnutrition. In addition, quality of life is severely affected.

The new requirements of endoscopy.

The following on new requirements of endoscopy contains commentaries on the risk of infection in endoscopy, the need to eliminate contamination, and the use of a disposable system in transnasal endoscopy.