Hypopharynx
"Hypopharynx" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The bottom portion of the pharynx situated below the OROPHARYNX and posterior to the LARYNX. The hypopharynx communicates with the larynx through the laryngeal inlet, and is also called laryngopharynx.
| Descriptor ID |
D007013
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A04.623.490 A14.724.490
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| Concept/Terms |
Hypopharynx- Hypopharynx
- Hypopharynxes
- Laryngopharynx
- Laryngopharynges
- Laryngopharynxes
- Hypopharynges
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Hypopharynx" by people in Profiles over the past ten years.
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Ongkasuwan J, Anzalone CL, Salazar E, Donovan DT. Presentation and Management of Giant Fibrovascular Polyps of the Hypopharynx and Esophagus. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 2017 Jan; 126(1):29-35.