Items tagged “pharynx”
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Zenker diverticulum
Zenker diverticulum, also known as a pharyngeal pouch, is a posterior outpouching of the hypopharynx, just proximal to the upper esophageal sphincter through a weakness in the muscle layer called the Killian dehiscence.
Epidemiology
More than 50% of the affected patients present in 60-80 years...
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Pharyngeal pouch
Published
30 Mar 2009
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Barium
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Epiglottitis
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21 May 2009
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Annotated image
X-ray
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Zenker diverticulum
Published
18 Nov 2010
72% complete
Fluoroscopy
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Zenker diverticulum
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10 May 2011
79% complete
Barium
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Parapharyngeal lipoma
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02 Dec 2011
74% complete
CT
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Zenker diverticulum
Published
08 Mar 2012
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MRI
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Zenker diverticulum
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08 Mar 2014
88% complete
X-ray
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Zenker diverticulum
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23 May 2014
79% complete
Barium
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Zenker diverticulum
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03 Jun 2014
75% complete
Fluoroscopy
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Zenker diverticulum
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18 Jul 2014
94% complete
Barium
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Upper esophageal diverticulum
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28 Oct 2018
91% complete
Fluoroscopy
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Zenker diverticulum
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13 Dec 2014
60% complete
Fluoroscopy
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Pharyngeal plexus
The pharyngeal plexus lies on the posterolateral wall of the pharynx, mainly over the middle pharyngeal constrictor and is the main motor and sensory nerve supply to the muscles of the pharynx and soft palate and acts to coordinate swallowing and speech 1-7.
Summary
location: within the extern...
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Pharyngeal muscles
There are multiple pharyngeal muscles that make up the structure of the pharynx. They comprise circular and longitudinal muscles whose overall function is to propel food into the esophagus. The circular muscles are known as the pharyngeal constrictors.
Gross anatomy
Outer/circular muscles
The...