 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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| 1983 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1984 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1985 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1986 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1989 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 1990 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 1993 | 1 | 3 | 4 | | 1994 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1996 | 0 | 3 | 3 | | 2003 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2006 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2017 | 1 | 2 | 3 | | 2018 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Pharynx" by people in Profiles.
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Parker KG, Gandra S, Matushek S, Beavis KG, Tesic V, Charnot-Katsikas A. Comparison of 3 Nucleic Acid Amplification Tests and a Rapid Antigen Test with Culture for the Detection of Group A Streptococci from Throat Swabs. J Appl Lab Med. 2019 09; 4(2):164-169.
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Varga AW, Mokhlesi B. REM obstructive sleep apnea: risk for adverse health outcomes and novel treatments. Sleep Breath. 2019 Jun; 23(2):413-423.
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Jelinek MJ, Howard AS, Haraf DJ, Vokes EE. Management of Early Head and Neck Cancer in Elderly Patients. J Oncol Pract. 2018 09; 14(9):541-546.
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Neidhart S, Zaatreh S, Klinder A, Redanz S, Spitzmüller R, Holtfreter S, Warnke P, Alozie A, Henck V, Göhler A, Ellenrieder M, AbouKoura M, Divchev D, Gümbel D, Napp M, Steinhoff G, Nienaber C, Ekkernkamp A, Mittelmeier W, Güthoff C, Podbielski A, Stengel D, Bader R. Predictors of colonization with Staphylococcus species among patients scheduled for cardiac and orthopedic interventions at tertiary care hospitals in north-eastern Germany-a prevalence screening study. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis. 2018 Apr; 37(4):633-641.
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Biggs HM, McNeal M, Nix WA, Kercsmar C, Curns AT, Connelly B, Rice M, Chern SW, Prill MM, Back N, Oberste MS, Gerber SI, Staat MA. Enterovirus D68 Infection Among Children With Medically Attended Acute Respiratory Illness, Cincinnati, Ohio, July-October 2014. Clin Infect Dis. 2017 Jul 15; 65(2):315-323.
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Genta PR, Sands SA, Butler JP, Loring SH, Katz ES, Demko BG, Kezirian EJ, White DP, Wellman A. Airflow Shape Is Associated With the Pharyngeal Structure Causing OSA. Chest. 2017 09; 152(3):537-546.
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Ooi ASH, Butz DR, Gooi Z, Chang DW. Modification of the Radial Forearm Fasciocutaneous Flap in Partial Pharyngolaryngeal Reconstruction to Minimize Fistula Formation. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2016 Nov; 138(5):903e-907e.
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Menezes MA, Herbella FA, Patti MG. High-Resolution Manometry Evaluation of the Pharynx and Upper Esophageal Sphincter Motility in Patients with Achalasia. J Gastrointest Surg. 2015 Oct; 19(10):1753-7.
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Popovich KJ, Aroutcheva A, Hota B, Beavis KG, Hayden MK, Weinstein RA. Anatomic sites of colonization with community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2014 Sep; 35(9):1192-4.
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Silva LC, Herbella FA, Neves LR, Vicentine FP, Neto SP, Patti MG. Anatomophysiology of the pharyngo-upper esophageal area in light of high-resolution manometry. J Gastrointest Surg. 2013 Dec; 17(12):2033-8.
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