"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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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Pharynx" by people in Profiles.
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Understanding the Role of the Otolaryngology Hospitalist: Tracheostomies and Tracheostomy Care. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 2022 Sep; 131(9):997-1003.
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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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Determining the role of nasolaryngoscopy in the initial evaluation for upper airway injury in patients with facial burns. Burns. 2018 May; 44(3):539-543.
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Effects of surgical correction of class III malocclusion on the pharyngeal airway and its influence on sleep apnoea. Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2016 Dec; 45(12):1508-1512.
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Authors' response. Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop. 2015 Oct; 148(4):528-9.
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Postsurgical volumetric airway changes in 2-jaw orthognathic surgery patients. Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop. 2015 May; 147(5):536-46.
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Whole-genome association study on tissue tropism phenotypes in group A Streptococcus. J Bacteriol. 2011 Dec; 193(23):6651-63.
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Retropharyngeal lymph node metastases in head and neck malignancies. Head Neck. 2011 Oct; 33(10):1520-9.
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Comparison of laboratory diagnostic procedures for detection of Mycoplasma pneumoniae in community outbreaks. Clin Infect Dis. 2009 May 01; 48(9):1244-9.
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Role of Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection in acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. J Med Microbiol. 2009 Mar; 58(Pt 3):322-326.