"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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| 1993 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 1994 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1995 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1997 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1998 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2010 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2015 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2016 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2017 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2018 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Pharynx" by people in Profiles.
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Beall J, Hill EG, Armeson K, Garand KLF, Davidson KH, Martin-Harris B. Classification of Physiologic Swallowing Impairment Severity: A Latent Class Analysis of Modified Barium Swallow Impairment Profile Scores. Am J Speech Lang Pathol. 2020 07 10; 29(2S):1001-1011.
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Dietsch AM, Dorris HD, Pearson WG, Dietrich-Burns KE, Solomon NP. Taste Manipulation and Swallowing Mechanics in Trauma-Related Sensory-Based Dysphagia. J Speech Lang Hear Res. 2019 08 15; 62(8):2703-2712.
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Horton JD, Gnagi SH, Atwood CM, Nguyen SA, White DR. Pharyngeal Flap Versus Sphincter Pharyngoplasty for Velopharyngeal Insufficiency: A Review of the 2014 and 2015 American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Project-Pediatrics Data. J Craniofac Surg. 2019 Mar/Apr; 30(2):554-556.
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Garand KLF, Armeson KE, Hill EG, Martin-Harris B. Identification of Phenotypic Patterns of Dysphagia: A Proof of Concept Study. Am J Speech Lang Pathol. 2018 08 06; 27(3):988-995.
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Wilmskoetter J, Martin-Harris B, Pearson WG, Bonilha L, Elm JJ, Horn J, Bonilha HS. Differences in swallow physiology in patients with left and right hemispheric strokes. Physiol Behav. 2018 10 01; 194:144-152.
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Kato MG, Isaac MJ, Gillespie MB, O'Rourke AK. The Incidence and Characterization of Globus Sensation, Dysphagia, and Odynophagia Following Surgery for Obstructive Sleep Apnea. J Clin Sleep Med. 2018 01 15; 14(1):127-132.
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Freno D, Sahawneh J, Harrison S, Sahawneh T, Patterson S, Kahn SA. Determining the role of nasolaryngoscopy in the initial evaluation for upper airway injury in patients with facial burns. Burns. 2018 May; 44(3):539-543.
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O'Rourke A, Humphries K, Lazar A, Martin-Harris B. The pharyngeal contractile integral is a useful indicator of pharyngeal swallowing impairment. Neurogastroenterol Motil. 2017 Dec; 29(12).
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Muss L, Wilmskoetter J, Richter K, Fix C, Stanschus S, Pitzen T, Drumm J, Molfenter S. Changes in Swallowing After Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion With Instrumentation: A Presurgical Versus Postsurgical Videofluoroscopic Comparison. J Speech Lang Hear Res. 2017 04 14; 60(4):785-793.
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Pipkorn P, Sinha P, Zenga J, Graboyes E, Haughey BH. Acellular dermal graft pharyngeal repair augmentation after laryngectomy. Am J Otolaryngol. 2017 May - Jun; 38(3):329-332.