Evaluation of swallowing function in patients who have undergone removal of a foreign body lodged in the laryngopharynx

Herein, we report the results of evaluation of the swallowing functions by video fluorography in three patients who had undergone an extraction procedure to remove a foreign body lodged in the laryngopharynx. Prolongation of the "laryngeal elevation delay time (LEDT)" and dysfunction of pharyngeal clearance were commonly observed in all the cases. Dysphagia, which is a common cause of accidental lodging of a foreign bodies in the laryngopharynx, in addition to other underlying disease and a history of intake of medications for conditions such as schizophrenia.