Larynx
CHRONIC LARYNGITIS
Chronic laryngitis is an inflammatory condition affecting the larynx (voice box) which persists for more than three weeks.
HOARSENESS OF VOICE
Hoarseness is a symptom and not a disease. It is a general term that describes an abnormal voice. When hoarse, the voice may sound breathy,
VOCAL NODULES
Vocal nodules occur due to overtaxing and voice abuse. They are also called Singer’s or Screamer’s nodules
CAUSES OF VOCAL CORD PALSY
The vagus nerve arises from the lateral surface of the medulla. It gives rise to two main branches in the larynx namely...
LEFT VOCAL CORD PALSY
The left recurrent laryngeal nerve travels a similar course to the right except that it travels deep into the thorax.
JUVENILE LARYNGEAL PAPILLOMATOSIS
MacKenzie first described this condition 100 years ago. These papillomas affect not only the larynx
LARYNGOMALACIA
It is an excessive flaccidity of the supraglottic portion of the larynx and is the most common cause of congenital stridor.
LARYNGEAL OEDEMA
Oedema of the laryngeal mucosa can accompany any inflammatory reaction of the larynx and is therefore, not a specific disease but a sign
STRIDOR
Stridor is the noisy respiration due to obstruction of the air in and out of the lower respiratory tract. It is usually a symptom suggestiv....
DIRECT LARYNGOSCOPY
Direct laryngoscopy is a direct visualization of the different parts of the larynx and hypopharynx.
MICROLARYNGOSCOPY WITH INDICATIONS
Microlaryngoscopy is a procedure in which the larynx is visualized through a microscope.
LARYNGOCELE
These are air filled cystic swellings due to dilatation of the saccule lined by columnar ciliated epithelium.
CARCINOMA OF LARYNX
Carcinoma of the larynx is one of the most important and common malignancy of head and neck.
POST – LARYNGECTOMY SPEECH
The normal larynx produces an undifferentiated sound, which is moulded into intelligible speech by movements...
LARYNGOCELE
These are air filled cystic swellings due to dilatation of the saccule lined by columnar ciliated epithelium.
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