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Endotracheal Metastasis Causing Airway Obstruction [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
Endotracheal metastasis, a critical complication of primary lung cancer, is an extremely rare lesion. A 73-year-old woman who had previously received treatment for lung cancer presented to our emergency department with dyspnea.
Fujiwara, Takashi   +2 more
core  

Floppy Closing Door Epiglottis Treated Successfully with an Mhealth Application Based on Myofunctional Therapy: A Case Report

open access: yesCase Reports in Otolaryngology, 2019
We introduce the first case reported to date of a floppy closing door epiglottis in an OSA (obstructive sleep apnea) patient treated successfully with an Mhealth smartphone application based on myofunctional therapy.
C. O’Connor Reina   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Downfolding of the epiglottis into the laryngeal inlet after tracheal intubation using the McGRATHTM MAC videolaryngoscope: a case report

open access: yesJA Clinical Reports, 2020
Background Downfolding of the epiglottis into the laryngeal inlet is considered to be a rare complication of tracheal intubation. We describe a case of epiglottic downfolding during tracheal intubation using a McGrath videolaryngoscope (McGRATHTM MAC ...
Haruno Soma   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Recurrent Pediatric Extranasopharyngeal Angiofibroma of the Epiglottis: Case Report

open access: yesTurkish Archives of Otorhinolaryngology, 2023
Angiofibroma is a non-encapsulated, highly vascular tumor that usually originates in the nasopharynx. Laryngeal cases of extranasopharyngeal angiofibroma (ENA) are a very rare pathology, especially in children.
Mónica Hernando   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

3D morphometric analysis of the epiglottis using CBCT: age and gender differences

open access: yesBMC Medical Imaging
Background This study aimed to perform a comprehensive morphometric analysis of the epiglottis using cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) images, including the determination of epiglottis dimensions, the investigation of shape variations, and the ...
Ceren Özeren Keşkek, Emre Aytuğar
doaj   +1 more source

A comparison of videolaryngoscopes for tracheal intubation in predicted difficult airway: a feasibility study [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Videolaryngoscopy has become increasingly attractive for the routine management of the difficult airway. Glidescope® is well studied in the literature while imago V-Blade® is a recent videolaryngoscope.
Aloj, Fulvio   +4 more
core   +1 more source

Respiratory Involvement in HIST1H1E‐Related Rahman Syndrome: A Case of Severe Mixed Apnea

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Rahman syndrome (HIST1H1E‐related neurodevelopmental syndrome, OMIM #617537) is a rare autosomal‐dominant condition caused by truncating variants in the C‐terminal domain of the HIST1H1E gene. It is characterized by macrocephaly, hypotonia, craniofacial anomalies, and multisystem anomalies.
Nada Barakat   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Equine epiglottitis: Diagnosis, treatment and outcome. [PDF]

open access: yesEquine Vet J
Abstract Background Epiglottitis is an uncommon upper airway pathology manifested endoscopically by mucosal oedema, reddening and thickening of the epiglottic mucosa. Literature on epiglottitis in horses is sparse. Objectives To describe the diagnosis, treatment and outcome of Thoroughbred and Standardbred racehorses diagnosed with epiglottitis at a ...
Jimenez C   +3 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Centerline articulatory models of the velum and epiglottis for articulatory synthesis of speech

open access: yesEuropean Signal Processing Conference, 2018
This work concerns the construction of articulatory models for synthesis of speech, and more specifically the velum and epiglottis. The direct application of principal component analysis to the contours of these articulators extracted from MRI images ...
Y. Laprie   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Discovery of sexual dimorphism of the laryngeal sac in the common minke whale Balaenoptera acutorostrata

open access: yesThe Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Mysticetes, or baleen whales, have an air sac on the ventral surface of the larynx known as the “laryngeal sac.” The primary hypothesis regarding this structure's function is that it is involved in sound production. However, several other functions have been proposed, including air recycling, air storage, and even buoyancy control.
Gen Nakamura   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

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