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Quinsy This is an abscess in the peritonsillar region that causes severe pain and trismus ( Figur...

SUMMARY The anatomical and physiological performance of the pharyn - golarynx is involved in the...

Secondary carcinoma Metastatic spread of squamous cell carcinoma to the cervical lymph nodes is ...

Peripheral nerve tumours Schwannomas are solitary and encapsulated tumours attached to or surroun...

Pharyngeal pouch A pharyngeal pouch is a protrusion of mucosa though Killian’s dehiscence, a wea...

Phonation/speech The larynx functions by closing the vocal fold against the air being exhaled fro...

Parapharyngeal abscess Parapharyngeal abscess may be confused with a peritonsillar abscess, but t...

Percutaneous tracheostomy As an alternative to open tracheostomy , a percutaneous trache ostomy i...

Other causes of acute pharyngolaryngeal oedema Angioneurotic oedema, radiotherapy and laryngeal t...

Other imaging Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) gives better soft-tissue definition and is preferre...

PRIMARY TUMOURS OF THE NECK Neurogenic tumours Paraganglioma (carotid body tumour) This is a rare...

OROPHARYNX Acute tonsillitis This common condition is characterised by a sore throat, fever, gene...

OTHER EMERGENCY AIRWAY PROCEDURES OTHER EMERGENCY AIRWAY PROCEDURES

Obstructive sleep apnoea This condition is becoming increasingly diagnosed in children and is imp...

NASOPHARYNX Enlarged adenoid The most common cause of an enlarged adenoid (there is only one nas...

Neck The neck is divided into anterior and posterior triangles by ). the sternocleidomastoid mus...

Nerve supply The sensory nerve supply to the larynx above the true vocal folds is from the intern...

Neurovascular injury Penetrating wounds of the neck may involve the common - carotid or the exte...

Larynx It is important to appreciate that the main function of the larynx is not the production ...

Learning objectives To understand: The relevant anatomy, physiology, disease processes and • inve...