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Anatomy of the Soft Palate and Its Role in Upper Airway Function: A Narrative Review
Clinical Anatomy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The soft palate is a complex anatomical structure, located at the posterior aspect of the oral and nasal cavities, able to dynamically create valve closure of the nasal and the oral cavities. Its precise movement is critical for speech, swallowing, and respiration. Despite its functional importance, detailed characterization of its constituent
James C. D. Miller +4 more
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Paraganglioma of the Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve
AACE Clinical Case ReportsParagangliomas are rare neuroendocrine tumors that primarily arise in the adrenal gland. Head and neck paragangliomas comprise approximately 3% of all extra-adrenal paragangliomas, with a majority of those being found in the carotid body. Recurrent laryngeal nerve paragangliomas are exceedingly rare, with only 2 reported cases found in literature ...
Thomas Dougherty +5 more
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Equine Veterinary Journal, EarlyView.Abstract Background Campylorrhinus lateralis (‘wry nose’) is a rare congenital maxillofacial deformity of foals resulting in compromise of the airway and severe class 4 malocclusion. Various surgical techniques to correct the deformity have been described, but contemporary data on single‐stage transection and fixation, including use of a rib graft, and
Helio Vasco, Jim Schumacher, Jack Easley
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Journal of British Surgery, 1972 Abstract During the performance of 2101 thyroid operations, 3496 recurrent laryngeal nerves were identified and exposed. Of the 1776 visualized nerves on the right side, 6 were found to be non-recurrent. A brief survey of the literature relevant to this anatomical abnormality is included, and its importance in the performance of thyroid ...
G R, Stewart +2 more
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Artificial structures for human‐machine interfaces with closed‐loop interaction
FlexMat, EarlyView.Artificial structures bridge sensing and feedback in closed‐loop human‐machine interfaces by providing geometry‐enabled mechanical and functional programmability. This review maps the role of artificial structures in diverse sensing modalities and feedback strategies, and illustrates their integration into closed‐loop interaction systems, highlighting ...
Taiqi Hu +4 more
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The Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve in Relation to the Inferior Thyroid Artery in Adult Filipino Cadavers
Philippine Journal of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, 2011 Objective: To describe the anatomic relationship of the recurrent laryngeal nerve and the inferior thyroid artery in adult cadavers in the Philippines and to compare the proportions of these anatomic relationships with those reported in the foreign ...
Jacob S. Matubis +2 more
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Head &Neck, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background Supportive care needs of patients receiving immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) for head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) are ill‐defined. Hence, known treatment‐related adverse events (TRAEs) and health‐related quality of life (HRQoL) associated with ICI treatment for HNSCC were examined to inform future supportive care ...
N. D. O'Donnell +11 more
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Zdravniški Vestnik, 2015 Background. Cervical necrotizing fasciitis is an infectious disease with serious complications and grave prognosis. We report a case of the cervical necrotizing fasciitis with consequent bilateral dysfunction of superior laryngeal nerves and describe the
Robert Šifrer +5 more
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Head &Neck, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background Intraoperative neuromonitoring (IONM) is a reliable tool to detect electromyographic loss of signal (LOS). Here, we investigated the effect of electromyography features of traction‐related LOS on prognosis. Methods Thyroidectomy patients with a traction‐related LOS were included.
Serkan Karaisli +3 more
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