Dysphagia | Baseline (n = 50) | 6-months (n = 47) | 6-m p-value | 1-year (n = 47) | 1-yr p-value | |||
None 0–1 | 35 | 70% | 43 | 91% | 45 | 96% | ||
Minimal 2 | 4 | 30% | 3 | 9% | < 0.001 | 2 | 4% | < 0.001 |
Moderate 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | |||||
Severe 4–5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |||||
Odynophagia | Baseline (n = 50) | 6-months (n = 47) | 6-m p-value | 1-year (n = 47) | 1-yr p-value | |||
None 0–1 | 37 | 74% | 47 | 100% | 46 | 98% | ||
Minimal 2 | 5 | 26% | 0 | 0% | < 0.001 | 1 | 2% | |
Moderate 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | < 0.001 | ||||
Severe 4–5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |