"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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| 1996 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2006 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2010 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2011 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2017 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Pharynx" by people in Profiles.
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Novel Pharyngeal Oxygen Delivery Device Provides Superior Oxygenation during Simulated Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation. Prehosp Disaster Med. 2024 10; 39(5):354-357.
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Ventilatory Drive Withdrawal Rather Than Reduced Genioglossus Compensation as a Mechanism of Obstructive Sleep Apnea in REM Sleep. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2022 01 15; 205(2):219-232.
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Airway protection & patterns of dysphagia in infants with down syndrome: Videofluoroscopic swallow study findings & correlations. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2020 May; 132:109908.
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Patterns of Dysphagia and Airway Protection in Infants with 22q11.2-Deletion Syndrome. Laryngoscope. 2020 11; 130(11):2532-2536.
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Changes detected in swallowing function in Friedreich ataxia over 12 months. Neuromuscul Disord. 2019 10; 29(10):786-793.
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Posterior Tongue Tie, Base of Tongue Movement, and Pharyngeal Dysphagia: What is the Connection? Dysphagia. 2020 02; 35(1):129-132.
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Capsule-Negative emm Types Are an Increasing Cause of Pediatric Group A Streptococcal Infections at a Large Pediatric Hospital in Texas. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2019 Jul 01; 8(3):244-250.
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Radiographic retropharyngeal lymph node involvement in HPV-associated oropharyngeal carcinoma: Patterns of involvement and impact on patient outcomes. Cancer. 2019 05 01; 125(9):1536-1546.
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Properties of Staphylococcus aureus strains from food processing staff. Epidemiol Mikrobiol Imunol. 2018 Winter; 67(4):161-165.
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Enhanced Sexually Transmitted Infection Screening for Mycoplasma genitalium in Human Immunodeficiency Virus -Infected US Air Force Personnel. Clin Infect Dis. 2017 Oct 16; 65(9):1585-1588.