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Disorder of pharynx

MedGen UID:
10691
•Concept ID:
C0031345
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonym: Disease of pharynx
SNOMED CT: Disorder of pharynx (75860007)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0020592

Definition

A non-neoplastic or neoplastic disorder that affects the pharynx. Representative examples include pharyngitis and carcinoma. [from NCI]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

HPV-associated oropharyngeal cancer: epidemiology, molecular biology and clinical management.
Lechner M, Liu J, Masterson L, Fenton TR
Nat Rev Clin Oncol 2022 May;19(5):306-327. Epub 2022 Feb 1 doi: 10.1038/s41571-022-00603-7. PMID: 35105976Free PMC Article
Pharyngitis: Approach to diagnosis and treatment.
Sykes EA, Wu V, Beyea MM, Simpson MTW, Beyea JA
Can Fam Physician 2020 Apr;66(4):251-257. PMID: 32273409Free PMC Article
Clinical Practice Guideline: Tonsillectomy in Children (Update)-Executive Summary.
Mitchell RB, Archer SM, Ishman SL, Rosenfeld RM, Coles S, Finestone SA, Friedman NR, Giordano T, Hildrew DM, Kim TW, Lloyd RM, Parikh SR, Shulman ST, Walner DL, Walsh SA, Nnacheta LC
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2019 Feb;160(2):187-205. doi: 10.1177/0194599818807917. PMID: 30921525

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Deep neck infections.
Conrad DE, Parikh SR
Infect Disord Drug Targets 2012 Aug;12(4):286-90. doi: 10.2174/187152612801319348. PMID: 22338590
Pharyngocutaneous fistula.
Mäkitie AA, Irish J, Gullane PJ
Curr Opin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2003 Apr;11(2):78-84. doi: 10.1097/00020840-200304000-00003. PMID: 14515083
Tonsillar abscess.
Childs EW, Baugh RF, Diaz JA
J Natl Med Assoc 1991 Apr;83(4):333-6. PMID: 1920506Free PMC Article
The diagnosis of strep throat in adults in the emergency room.
Centor RM, Witherspoon JM, Dalton HP, Brody CE, Link K
Med Decis Making 1981;1(3):239-46. doi: 10.1177/0272989X8100100304. PMID: 6763125
Ulceration of the mouth, pharynx, and larynx in Crohn's disease of the intestine.
Croft CB, Wilkinson AR
Br J Surg 1972 Apr;59(4):249-52. doi: 10.1002/bjs.1800590402. PMID: 5020724

Diagnosis

Glossopharyngeal neuralgia.
Blumenfeld A, Nikolskaya G
Curr Pain Headache Rep 2013 Jul;17(7):343. doi: 10.1007/s11916-013-0343-x. PMID: 23709235
Retropharyngeal hematoma.
Alherabi AZ
Saudi Med J 2008 Oct;29(10):1501-3. PMID: 18946582
Approaching oropharyngeal dysphagia.
Clavé P, Terré R, de Kraa M, Serra M
Rev Esp Enferm Dig 2004 Feb;96(2):119-31. doi: 10.4321/s1130-01082004000200005. PMID: 15255021
Swallowing disorders.
Merlo A, Cohen S
Annu Rev Med 1988;39:17-28. doi: 10.1146/annurev.me.39.020188.000313. PMID: 3285768
Dysphagia in infants.
Shapiro J, Healy GB
Otolaryngol Clin North Am 1988 Nov;21(4):737-41. PMID: 3054723

Therapy

Electrical stimulation in treatment of pharyngolaryngeal dysfunctions.
Miller S, Jungheim M, Kühn D, Ptok M
Folia Phoniatr Logop 2013;65(3):154-68. Epub 2013 Dec 12 doi: 10.1159/000355562. PMID: 24356211
Isolated uvulitis.
Cohen M, Chhetri DK, Head C
Ear Nose Throat J 2007 Aug;86(8):462, 464. PMID: 17915667
Itraconazole and fluconazole in oropharyngeal candidiasis.
van der Bijl P, Arendorf TM
Ann Dent 1993 Winter;52(2):12-6. PMID: 8267372
Gonococcal pharyngeal infection.
Wiesner PJ
Clin Obstet Gynecol 1975 Mar;18(1):121-9. doi: 10.1097/00003081-197503000-00011. PMID: 1091380
Tracheostomy. Complications and their management.
Chew JY, Cantrell RW
Arch Otolaryngol 1972 Dec;96(6):538-45. doi: 10.1001/archotol.1972.00770090816008. PMID: 4621255

Prognosis

Giant Pharyngeal Recess Cyst: A Case Report.
Liu D, Li M, Li L, Gong L, Zhang Z
Ear Nose Throat J 2024 Jun;103(6):361-363. Epub 2021 Nov 9 doi: 10.1177/01455613211056549. PMID: 34753325
Congenital Neck Masses.
Quintanilla-Dieck L, Penn EB Jr
Clin Perinatol 2018 Dec;45(4):769-785. Epub 2018 Sep 18 doi: 10.1016/j.clp.2018.07.012. PMID: 30396417
Pharyngocutaneous fistula after total laryngectomy: systematic review of risk factors.
Dedivitis RA, Aires FT, Cernea CR, Brandão LG
Head Neck 2015 Nov;37(11):1691-7. Epub 2015 Jun 26 doi: 10.1002/hed.23804. PMID: 24958209
Pharyngocutaneous fistula.
Mäkitie AA, Irish J, Gullane PJ
Curr Opin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2003 Apr;11(2):78-84. doi: 10.1097/00020840-200304000-00003. PMID: 14515083
Eagle's syndrome.
Restrepo S, Palacios E, Rojas R
Ear Nose Throat J 2002 Oct;81(10):700-1. PMID: 12405087

Clinical prediction guides

Arterial calcification on preoperative computed tomography imaging as a risk factor for pharyngocutaneous fistula formation after total laryngectomy.
Bril SI, Chargi N, Pezier TF, Tijink BM, Braunius WW, Smid EJ, de Jong PA, de Bree R
Head Neck 2022 Feb;44(2):307-316. Epub 2021 Nov 10 doi: 10.1002/hed.26927. PMID: 34755924Free PMC Article
Right-Sided Complete Third Branchial Cleft Fistula.
Yildirim U, Atmaca S, Koyuncu M
J Craniofac Surg 2019 Mar/Apr;30(2):e169-e170. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000005115. PMID: 30653037
Pharyngocutaneous fistula after salvage laryngectomy.
Süslü N, Senirli RT, Günaydın RÖ, Özer S, Karakaya J, Hoşal AŞ
Acta Otolaryngol 2015 Jun;135(6):615-21. Epub 2015 Mar 11 doi: 10.3109/00016489.2015.1009639. PMID: 25762119
The Toronto Bedside Swallowing Screening Test (TOR-BSST): development and validation of a dysphagia screening tool for patients with stroke.
Martino R, Silver F, Teasell R, Bayley M, Nicholson G, Streiner DL, Diamant NE
Stroke 2009 Feb;40(2):555-61. Epub 2008 Dec 12 doi: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.510370. PMID: 19074483
Dysphagia bedside screening for acute-stroke patients: the Gugging Swallowing Screen.
Trapl M, Enderle P, Nowotny M, Teuschl Y, Matz K, Dachenhausen A, Brainin M
Stroke 2007 Nov;38(11):2948-52. Epub 2007 Sep 20 doi: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.483933. PMID: 17885261

Recent systematic reviews

Clinical Predictors of Dysphagia Recovery After Stroke: A Systematic Review.
D'Netto P, Rumbach A, Dunn K, Finch E
Dysphagia 2023 Feb;38(1):1-22. Epub 2022 Apr 20 doi: 10.1007/s00455-022-10443-3. PMID: 35445366Free PMC Article
Screening for aspiration risk associated with dysphagia in acute stroke.
Boaden E, Burnell J, Hives L, Dey P, Clegg A, Lyons MW, Lightbody CE, Hurley MA, Roddam H, McInnes E, Alexandrov A, Watkins CL
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2021 Oct 18;10(10):CD012679. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD012679.pub2. PMID: 34661279Free PMC Article
Consensus on the treatment of dysphagia in Parkinson's disease.
Schindler A, Pizzorni N, Cereda E, Cosentino G, Avenali M, Montomoli C, Abbruzzese G, Antonini A, Barbiera F, Benazzo M, Benarroch E, Bertino G, Clavè P, Cortelli P, Eleopra R, Ferrari C, Hamdy S, Huckabee ML, Lopiano L, Marchese-Ragona R, Masiero S, Michou E, Occhini A, Pacchetti C, Pfeiffer RF, Restivo DA, Rondanelli M, Ruoppolo G, Sandrini G, Schapira A, Stocchi F, Tolosa E, Valentino F, Zamboni M, Zangaglia R, Zappia M, Tassorelli C, Alfonsi E
J Neurol Sci 2021 Nov 15;430:120008. Epub 2021 Sep 27 doi: 10.1016/j.jns.2021.120008. PMID: 34624796
Corticosteroids for treatment of sore throat: systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised trials.
Sadeghirad B, Siemieniuk RAC, Brignardello-Petersen R, Papola D, Lytvyn L, Vandvik PO, Merglen A, Guyatt GH, Agoritsas T
BMJ 2017 Sep 20;358:j3887. doi: 10.1136/bmj.j3887. PMID: 28931508Free PMC Article
Dysphagia after stroke: incidence, diagnosis, and pulmonary complications.
Martino R, Foley N, Bhogal S, Diamant N, Speechley M, Teasell R
Stroke 2005 Dec;36(12):2756-63. Epub 2005 Nov 3 doi: 10.1161/01.STR.0000190056.76543.eb. PMID: 16269630

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