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Abstract. Cineradiographic examinations of 72 patients with dysphagia and normal or abnormal studies demonstrating a range of pharyngeal dysfunctions during swallowing were retrospectively reviewed indcpendently by six radiologists. The interobserver variability was then assessed. There was high concordance for the assessment of contrast medium reaching into the trachea, absent pharyngeal constriction, and the presence of Zenker divcrticula. The concordance was less for normal pharyngeal function as well as decreased pharyngeal constriction and cricopharyngeal muscle impression less than 50%. The number of disagreements varicd according to the observer's experience. Cineradiographic examinations of pharyngeal function during swallow had an acceptable degree of interobserver variability and can be a useful tool for the evaluation of pharyngeal function in patients with dysphagia.

Shift in morbidity pattern to a greater proportion of patients with proctitis at diagnosis and a shorter time from onset of symptoms to diagnosis had no influence on the relapse rate. Indeterminate colitis has a worse prognosis than definite ulcerative colitis. Considering the documented efficacy of sulfasalazine, the high relapse rate calls for studies of the effectiveness of such treatment in everyday practice.

This study has shown an increased incidence of ulcerative colitis and indeterminate colitis, and we have found no reason to believe that this is a spurious finding.

Motility quantitation revealed a significant difference in motility of terminal ileum in patients with small bowel CD compared with healthy subjects, concording with visible dysmotility and inflammatory changes. J. Magn. Reson. Imaging 2016;44:277-287.