Bronchiectasis in the setting of aplasia of the epiglottis
Respirology Case Reports, 2019 Aplasia of the epiglottis is a rare airway abnormality requiring airway and feeding interventions. We report a case of bronchiectasis in the setting of congenital aplasia of the epiglottis, secondary to early‐life aspiration events.
Puwakdandawe Weerasinghe +3 more
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Indian Journal of Anaesthesia, 2020 Background and Aims: Oropharyngeal seal pressure (OSP) achieved by a supraglottic airway device holds due importance as it indicates the feasibility of positive pressure ventilation, the degree of airway protection from supra-cuff soiling and also ...
Gurkaran Kaur Sidhu +3 more
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Epiglottic Retroflexion is a Key Indicator of Functional Recovery of Post-stroke Dysphagia [PDF]
Annals of Rehabilitation Medicine, 2020 Objective To evaluate the longitudinal changes of swallowing kinematics based on videofluoroscopic swallowing studies (VFSSs) in subacute stroke patients grouped according to the method of dietary intake.
Ji Soo Choi +5 more
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The Swallowing Characteristics of Thickeners, Jellies and Yoghurt Observed Using an In Vitro Model [PDF]
, 2019 © The Author(s) 2019 Open Access. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in ...
Cook, Michael T. +5 more
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Towards a revision of the Hakea epiglottis Labill. (Proteaceae) complex of Tasmania [PDF]
, 1991 Hakea megadenia, a new species closely related to H. epiglottis, is described from the east coast of Tasmania and the Furneaux Islands.
Barker, RM
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Myofunctional assessment for obstructive sleep apnea and the association with patterns of upper airway collapse: a preliminary study [PDF]
Sleep Science, 2022 Objectives: To organize an assessment instrument with questionnaires and myofunctional orofacial/oropharyngeal assessment for OSA patients and correlate it with the upper airway obstructive site detected during drug-induced sleep endoscopy (DISE).
Fabiane Kayamori +4 more
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Epiglottis reshaping using CO2 laser: A minimally invasive technique and its potent applications
Head & Face Medicine, 2008 Laryngomalacia (LRM), is the most common laryngeal abnormality of the newborn, caused by a long curled epiglottis, which prolapses posteriorly. Epiglottis prolapse during inspiration (acquired laryngomalacia) is an unusual cause of airway obstruction and
Velegrakis George +4 more
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Anesthesia for resection of the trachea without its intubation
Вестник анестезиологии и реаниматологии, 2020 Introduction. Currently, there is a tendency for a number of post-intubation patients to develop post-tracheostomic cicatricial stenosis of the trachea.
M. G. Kovalev +7 more
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Using Active Shape Modeling Based on MRI to Study Morphologic and Pitch-Related Functional Changes Affecting Vocal Structures and the Airway [PDF]
, 2014 Copyright © 2013 The Voice Foundation. Published by Mosby, Inc.
Aspden, Richard Malcolm +4 more
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Microscopic Structure of the Epithelium Lining the Epiglottis in Wistar Rats
Bulletin of University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Cluj-Napoca: Veterinary Medicine, 2018 The aim of this study was to investigate the type of the epithelium present on the epiglottis surface, through histological examination. The epithelium lining the pharyngeal side of epiglottis is keratinized stratified squamous.
Vasile RUS +3 more
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