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FURTHER READING Bull P , Clarke R. Diseases of the ear, nose and throat . Oxford: Blackwell, 200...

DISEASES OF THE LARYNX EMERGENCIES Stridor Stridor means noisy breathing. It may be inspiratory o...

Direct pharyngoscopy and laryngoscopy Examination of the pharynx, larynx and neck under general ...

Division of the trachea Wounds of the trachea are rare. They should all be formally explored and...

Computed tomography scanning Computed tomography (CT) scanning provides high- resolution imaging ...

Cricothyroidotomy Cricothyroidotomy has the advantages of speed and ease, requiring minimal equi...

Cystic hygroma Cystic hygromas ( Figure 52.65 ) usually present in the neonate or in early infanc...

Chronic tonsillitis Chronic tonsillitis usually results from repeated attacks of acute tonsillit...

Clinical features The cysts almost always arise in the midline but, when they are adjacent to the...

Complications of tracheostomy The intraoperative, early and late postoperative complications of ...

CLINICAL EXAMINATION Pharynx and larynx Before examination of the pharynx, the oral cavity shoul...

Cervical lymphadenitis Cervical lymphadenitis is common owing to infection or inflammation in the ...

Chronic retropharyngeal abscess This condition is now rare and is most commonly the result of an...

Branchial cyst A branchial cyst ( Figure 52.63 ) develops from the vestigial remnants of the sec...

Branchial fistula A branchial fistula ( Figure 52.64 ) may be unilateral or bilateral and is though...

CLINICAL ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY The pharynx The pharynx is a fibromuscular tube forming the upper ...

Angiography or digital subtraction vascular imaging These techniques may be indicated if a vascul...

Angiography or digital subtraction vascular imaging These techniques may be indicated if a vascul...

Barium swallow and videofluoroscopy Barium (or water-soluble contrast if a pharyngeal or oesoph -...

Acute laryngitis This often occurs as part of an upper respiratory tract infection in associatio...