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

  Diagnosis certain
Jeremy Jones
Published 30 Mar 2009
82% complete
Barium
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Epiglottitis

  Diagnosis almost certain
Frank Gaillard
Published 21 May 2009
61% complete
Annotated image X-ray
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Zenker diverticulum

  Diagnosis almost certain
Erik Ranschaert
Published 18 Nov 2010
72% complete
Fluoroscopy
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Zenker diverticulum

  Diagnosis certain
Lee-Anne Slater
Published 10 May 2011
79% complete
Barium
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Parapharyngeal lipoma

  Diagnosis almost certain
Roberto Schubert
Published 02 Dec 2011
74% complete
CT
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Zenker diverticulum

  Diagnosis certain
Roberto Schubert
Published 08 Mar 2012
77% complete
MRI
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Zenker diverticulum

  Diagnosis certain
Bruno Di Muzio
Published 08 Mar 2014
88% complete
X-ray
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Zenker diverticulum

  Diagnosis certain
Bruno Di Muzio
Published 23 May 2014
79% complete
Barium
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Zenker diverticulum

  Diagnosis certain
Henry Knipe
Published 03 Jun 2014
75% complete
Fluoroscopy
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Zenker diverticulum

  Diagnosis certain
Domenico Nicoletti
Published 18 Jul 2014
94% complete
Barium
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Upper esophageal diverticulum

  Diagnosis certain
Bruno Di Muzio
Published 28 Oct 2018
91% complete
Fluoroscopy
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Zenker diverticulum

  Diagnosis certain
Jeremy Jones
Published 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...

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