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. 2022 Sep 23;53:101664. doi: 10.1016/j.eclinm.2022.101664

Table 2.

Change in dysphagia score at weeks one and two following Cytosponge™ administration. Thirty eight participants completed follow-up at week one and week two, one of whom had attempted the Cytosponge™ procedure but not successfully completed it. Two participants underwent surgery before the week one questionnaire was due. Three participants underwent surgery before the week two questionnaire was due. Data are shown as n (%). *Dysphagia score improved or declined by a single level only in all participants for whom a change was reported.

Week one (n = 38) Week two (n = 38)
Dysphagia level
Able to eat normal diet/no dysphagia 30 (79) 26 (63)
Able to swallow some solid foods 6 (16) 12 (29)
Able to swallow only semi-solid foods 2 (5) 0 (0.0)
Change in dysphagia level from pre-procedure baseline
Improvement* 6 (16) 6 (16)
Decline* 1 (3) 3 (8)
No change 31 (82) 29 (76)