Research Article

Esophageal Clearance Patterns in Normal Older Adults as Documented with Videofluoroscopic Esophagram

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Grading of stasis of barium: the absence of IES was graded a 0, a coating of barium or a minimal amount of barium retention was scored as 1, and stasis with retained barium that completely filled the lumen of the esophagus was graded as 2.
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