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The Role of Pharyngeal and Upper Esophageal Manometry in Swallowing Assessment cite as: Butler, S. G. (2009, May 26). Health Care/Business Institute draws 600. The ASHA Leader, 14(7), 28–29. by Susan G. Butler Speech-language pathologists in medical settings have long tried to quantify the degree of clinical pharyngeal impairment they see, and even experts often fail to agree on the major source of residue in a patient with dysphagia. For example, is residue in the pyriform sinuses the result of decreased pharyngeal contraction and/or decreased esophageal sphincter (UES) opening? Diagnosing