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Abnormality of the pharynx

MedGen UID:
871345
Concept ID:
C4025838
Anatomical Abnormality
HPO: HP:0000600

Definition

An anomaly of the pharynx, i.e., of the tubular structure extending from the base of the skull superiorly to the esophageal inlet inferiorly. [from HPO]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Meier JD, Muntz HR
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Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Neelapu BC, Kharbanda OP, Sardana HK, Balachandran R, Sardana V, Kapoor P, Gupta A, Vasamsetti S
Sleep Med Rev 2017 Feb;31:79-90. Epub 2016 Jan 30 doi: 10.1016/j.smrv.2016.01.007. PMID: 27039222
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Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol 2015 Aug;115(2):96-102. doi: 10.1016/j.anai.2015.06.011. PMID: 26250769
Mathur NB, Banerjee S, Maria A, Bhatnagar V
Indian Pediatr 2001 Jul;38(7):783-8. PMID: 11463968
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Diagnosis

Meier JD, Muntz HR
Facial Plast Surg Clin North Am 2016 Nov;24(4):477-485. doi: 10.1016/j.fsc.2016.06.016. PMID: 27712815
Wilhelm CP, deShazo RD, Tamanna S, Ullah MI, Skipworth LB
Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol 2015 Aug;115(2):96-102. doi: 10.1016/j.anai.2015.06.011. PMID: 26250769
Shen T, Sie KC
Facial Plast Surg Clin North Am 2014 Nov;22(4):593-609. Epub 2014 Nov 8 doi: 10.1016/j.fsc.2014.07.010. PMID: 25444731
Goodday RH, Percious DS, Morrison AD, Robertson CG
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Brown JR, Darley FL, Gomez MR
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Therapy

Müller DT, Toader J, Babic B, Schröder W, Leers JM, Bruns CJ, Fuchs HF
J Vis Exp 2020 Dec 14;(166) doi: 10.3791/61641. PMID: 33369600
Tuang GJ, Liman ARUA, Ramasundram S
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Detsky ME, Jivraj N, Adhikari NK, Friedrich JO, Pinto R, Simel DL, Wijeysundera DN, Scales DC
JAMA 2019 Feb 5;321(5):493-503. doi: 10.1001/jama.2018.21413. PMID: 30721300
Pereira L, Monyror J, Almeida FT, Almeida FR, Guerra E, Flores-Mir C, Pachêco-Pereira C
Sleep Med Rev 2018 Apr;38:101-112. Epub 2017 Jun 14 doi: 10.1016/j.smrv.2017.06.001. PMID: 29153763
Stocks JG
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Prognosis

Detsky ME, Jivraj N, Adhikari NK, Friedrich JO, Pinto R, Simel DL, Wijeysundera DN, Scales DC
JAMA 2019 Feb 5;321(5):493-503. doi: 10.1001/jama.2018.21413. PMID: 30721300
Pearson GD, Kirschner RE
Semin Speech Lang 2011 May;32(2):179-90. Epub 2011 Sep 28 doi: 10.1055/s-0031-1277720. PMID: 21959961
Mathur NB, Banerjee S, Maria A, Bhatnagar V
Indian Pediatr 2001 Jul;38(7):783-8. PMID: 11463968
Hall BD
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Clinical prediction guides

Diallo-Hornez G, Khonsari RH, Mercier JM, Delaire J, Balandier S, Defay V, Isidor B, Rousteau G, Talmant JC, Perrin JP, Bertin H, Corre P
J Stomatol Oral Maxillofac Surg 2022 Sep;123(4):e206-e211. Epub 2021 Nov 26 doi: 10.1016/j.jormas.2021.11.007. PMID: 34844018
Detsky ME, Jivraj N, Adhikari NK, Friedrich JO, Pinto R, Simel DL, Wijeysundera DN, Scales DC
JAMA 2019 Feb 5;321(5):493-503. doi: 10.1001/jama.2018.21413. PMID: 30721300
Horner J, Alberts MJ, Dawson DV, Cook GM
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Hall BD
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Recent systematic reviews

Detsky ME, Jivraj N, Adhikari NK, Friedrich JO, Pinto R, Simel DL, Wijeysundera DN, Scales DC
JAMA 2019 Feb 5;321(5):493-503. doi: 10.1001/jama.2018.21413. PMID: 30721300
Pereira L, Monyror J, Almeida FT, Almeida FR, Guerra E, Flores-Mir C, Pachêco-Pereira C
Sleep Med Rev 2018 Apr;38:101-112. Epub 2017 Jun 14 doi: 10.1016/j.smrv.2017.06.001. PMID: 29153763
Tang JA, Salapatas AM, Bonzelaar LB, Friedman M
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2017 Apr;156(4):606-610. Epub 2017 Jan 24 doi: 10.1177/0194599816688646. PMID: 28116979
Neelapu BC, Kharbanda OP, Sardana HK, Balachandran R, Sardana V, Kapoor P, Gupta A, Vasamsetti S
Sleep Med Rev 2017 Feb;31:79-90. Epub 2016 Jan 30 doi: 10.1016/j.smrv.2016.01.007. PMID: 27039222
van der Heijden M, Dikkers FG, Halmos GB
Pediatr Pulmonol 2015 Dec;50(12):1368-73. Epub 2015 Mar 30 doi: 10.1002/ppul.23186. PMID: 25825153

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