hypopharyngeal

Examples

• All

• These patients have already undergone reconstruction of the airway at the nasal, pharyngeal, and hypopharyngeal levels.

  Academic text (1999)

• Two hundred and thirty-nine patients underwent phase I surgery; most of them required intervention at the pharyngeal and hypopharyngeal levels.

  Academic text (1999)

• Mandibular movement forward will help in alleviating a hypopharyngeal obstruction.

  Academic text (1999)

• The mandible, tongue, and hyoid complex play a major role in OSAS at the hypopharyngeal level.

  Academic text (1999)

• Lateral neck exploration revealed that the body, a fish bone, was located in the soft tissues of the neck and that it had completely penetrated the hypopharyngeal muscles.

  Academic text (2006)

• Phase I surgical failure almost always involves persistent obstruction at the hypopharyngeal level (occasionally combined with pharyngeal-level obstruction).

  Academic text (1999)

• Our aim in presenting these cases is to increase awareness of the management options for children with hypopharyngeal and esophageal perforations and to demonstrate the effectiveness of nonsurgical management in selected cases.

  Academic text (2008)

• We have also found that in some patients, the hypopharyngeal airway obstruction can be treated with genioglossus advancement only, so a hyoid procedure is not always necessary.

  Academic text (1999)

• In some cases, sleep apnea is caused by issues in the hypopharyngeal area of the throat.

• During surgery, the team focused on correcting the hypopharyngeal alignment to improve airflow.

Synonyms

P

pharyngeal

vshypopharyngeal

• Specialized

1 9.6

Located at the back of the throat behind the mouth and nose

refers only to the lower part of the pharynx below the oropharynx

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology