"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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| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Pharynx" by people in Profiles.
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Huntley C, Chou DW, Doghramji K, Boon M. Comparing Upper Airway Stimulation to Expansion Sphincter Pharyngoplasty: A Single University Experience. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 2018 Jun; 127(6):379-383.
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Udare AS, Mondel PK, Badhe PV. Killian-Jamieson diverticulum. Indian J Gastroenterol. 2014 Jan; 33(1):98.
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Patel UA, Moore BA, Wax M, Rosenthal E, Sweeny L, Militsakh ON, Califano JA, Lin AC, Hasney CP, Butcher RB, Flohr J, Arnaoutakis D, Huddle M, Richmon JD. Impact of pharyngeal closure technique on fistula after salvage laryngectomy. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2013 Nov; 139(11):1156-62.
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Cognetti DM, Enochs WS, Willcox TO. Retropharyngeal pseudomeningocele presenting as dysphagia after atlantooccipital dislocation. Laryngoscope. 2006 Sep; 116(9):1697-9.
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Schwab RJ, Pasirstein M, Kaplan L, Pierson R, Mackley A, Hachadoorian R, Arens R, Maislin G, Pack AI. Family aggregation of upper airway soft tissue structures in normal subjects and patients with sleep apnea. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2006 Feb 15; 173(4):453-63.