The clinical relevance of postoperative routine contrast swallow following esophagectomy.

J Thorac Dis · 2026 · PMC12972813 · PMID 41816469

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Multivariable analysis showed a trend toward decreased odds of an abnormal contrast swallow when a speech-language pathologist was present during the examination (OR =0.448, 95% CI: 0.165–1.215, P=0.12).

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