 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).
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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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| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2020 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Pharynx" by people in Profiles.
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Pattisapu P, Kinter S, Bly RA, Dahl JP, Perkins JA, Wang X, Sie KCY. Sphincter Pharyngoplasty for Velopharyngeal Dysfunction: Impact of 22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome. Laryngoscope. 2023 Oct; 133(10):2813-2820.
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Lam AS, Bindschadler MD, Evans KN, Friedman SD, Otjen JP, Zdanski CJ, Perez FA, Dahl JP. 4D Computed Tomography for Dynamic Upper Airway Evaluation in Robin Sequence. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2021 Dec; 165(6):905-908.
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Lam AS, Kirkham EM, Dahl JP, Kinter SL, Perkins JA, Sie KCY. Speech Outcomes After Sphincter Pharyngoplasty for Velopharyngeal Insufficiency. Laryngoscope. 2021 06; 131(6):E2046-E2052.
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Banerjee D, Michael J, Schmitt B, Salimnia H, Mhaissen N, Goldfarb DM, Lachance P, Faron ML, Aufderheide T, Ledeboer N, Weissfeld A, Selvarangan R. Multicenter Clinical Evaluation of the Revogene Strep A Molecular Assay for Detection of Streptococcus pyogenes from Throat Swab Specimens. J Clin Microbiol. 2020 06 24; 58(7).
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Kanwar N, Crawford J, Ulen C, Uphoff TS, Dien Bard J, Dunn R, Drain A, Selvarangan R. Multicenter Clinical Evaluation of the Automated Aries Group A Strep PCR Assay from Throat Swabs. J Clin Microbiol. 2019 02; 57(2).
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Kanwar N, Pence MA, Mayne D, Michael J, Selvarangan R. Evaluation of the illumigene Mycoplasma Direct DNA Amplification Assay. J Clin Microbiol. 2018 07; 56(7).
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Ehsan Z, Mahmoud M, Shott SR, Amin RS, Ishman SL. The effects of anesthesia and opioids on the upper airway: A systematic review. Laryngoscope. 2016 Jan; 126(1):270-84.
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Arganbright JM, Bruegger DE, Sykes KJ, Wei JL. Wire grill brush bristle as an unusual foreign body: report of two pediatric cases. Laryngoscope. 2012 Mar; 122(3):685-7.
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