 Pharynx
"Pharynx" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A funnel-shaped fibromuscular tube that conducts food to the ESOPHAGUS, and air to the LARYNX and LUNGS. It is located posterior to the NASAL CAVITY; ORAL CAVITY; and LARYNX, and extends from the SKULL BASE to the inferior border of the CRICOID CARTILAGE anteriorly and to the inferior border of the C6 vertebra posteriorly. It is divided into the NASOPHARYNX; OROPHARYNX; and HYPOPHARYNX (laryngopharynx).
| Descriptor ID |
D010614
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A03.556.750 A04.623 A14.724
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| Concept/Terms |
Pharynx- Pharynx
- Pharynxs
- Throat
- Throats
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Pharynx" by people in UAMS Profiles by year, and whether "Pharynx" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2015 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2009 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2001 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2000 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1992 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1991 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1989 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Pharynx" by people in Profiles over the past ten years.
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Fuller C, Brown K, Speed O, Gardner J, Thomason A, Dornhoffer J, Johnson AB, Hartzell L. Impact of Surgery for Velopharyngeal Insufficiency on Eustachian Tube Function in Children: Pharyngeal Flap Versus Sphincter Pharyngoplasty. Cleft Palate Craniofac J. 2021 12; 58(12):1473-1481.
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Fox EC, Manchala V. Retropharyngeal Hematoma as an Unusual Presentation of Myelodysplastic Syndrome: A Case Report. Am J Case Rep. 2018 Aug 17; 19:969-972.
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Wineland AM, Meinzen-Derr J, Willging P. Can overnight stenting be safely eliminated following a pharyngeal flap? A matched comparison study. Laryngoscope. 2018 03; 128(3):750-755.
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Golinko MS, Mason K, Nett K, Riski JE, Williams JK. Sphincterplasty for Velopharyngeal Insufficiency in the Child Without a Cleft-Palate: Etiologies and Speech Outcomes. J Craniofac Surg. 2015 Oct; 26(7):2067-71.
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Com G, Carroll JL, Tang X, Melguizo MS, Bower C, Jambhekar S. Characteristics and surgical and clinical outcomes of severely obese children with obstructive sleep apnea. J Clin Sleep Med. 2015 Apr 15; 11(4):467-74.
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Durvasula VS, O'Neill AC, Richter GT. Oropharyngeal Dysphagia in children: mechanism, source, and management. Otolaryngol Clin North Am. 2014 Oct; 47(5):691-720.
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