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Pharyngeal Diseases
Follow the links below to find information about pharyngeal diseases, including tonsillitis, sore throats and cancers.
Reviewed March 2011
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| Title: | Surgical interventions for pharyngeal pouch |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | A pharyngeal pouch is a pocket which can develop in the pharynx (throat), just above the entrance to the oesophagus (gullet). It may cause difficulty in swallowing, sensation of a lump in the throat and troublesome regurgitation of food. Food may become... |
| Date: | Apr 2011 |
| Title: | Interventions for the treatment of oral and oropharyngeal cancers: surgical treatment |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | The studies in this review focused on patients with cancers in the oral cavity. These studies have not shown that surgery to remove the lymph nodes in the neck, which appear to be cancer-free, at the same time as the cancer is removed is associated with... |
| Date: | Feb 2011 |
| Title: | Throat cancer |
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| Publisher: | Better Health Channel |
| Description: | Throat cancer can originate in the oesophagus (gullet), larynx (voice box), thyroid gland or cells lining the throat (pharynx). Risk factors for throat cancer include smoking and heavy alcohol consumption. Smokers who drink heavily are at even greater risk. |
| Date: | Nov 2010 |
| Title: | Sore throat: self-care - myDr.com.au |
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| Publisher: | myDr |
| Description: | A sore throat makes swallowing difficult and painful. Sore throat is common because it is associated with the common cold. Find out what products are available for sore throat. |
| Date: | Sep 2009 |
| Title: | Sore throat treatments - myDr.com.au |
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| Publisher: | myDr |
| Description: | Many medications are available without a prescription to ease the pain of a sore throat. |
| Date: | Mar 2009 |
| Title: | Pharynx cancer (Squamous cell carcinoma of the pharynx) |
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| Publisher: | Virtual Medical Centre.com |
| Description: | Information on the symptoms, treatment and diagnosis of pharynx cancer or squamous cell carcinoma of the pharynx, by professional health specialists. |
| Date: | Feb 2008 |
| Title: | Sore throat: what you need to know - myDr.com.au |
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| Publisher: | myDr |
| Description: | A sore throat is the result of a very common infection by any one of a large number of bacteria or viruses. |
| Date: | Dec 2007 |
| Title: | Mouth, nose & throat cancers |
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| Publisher: | The Cancer Council Victoria |
| Description: | Any part of the mouth, nose or throat may be affected by cancer including the squamous epithelium: cells that form the lining of the mouth, nose, throat or voice box. |
| Date: | Nov 2007 |
| Title: | Lidocaine for preventing postoperative sore throat |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Sore throat is a common side effect of having a general anaesthetic. It is usually caused by the tube that is placed in the airways to make sure the person is breathing properly. It may be possible to use drugs, such as the local anaesthetic lidocaine, ... |
| Date: | Jun 2007 |
| Title: | Chinese medicinal herbs for sore throat |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Sore throat is a widespread acute respiratory tract illness affecting all age groups. In China, many Chinese herbal medicines are used to treat this illness. Seven studies involving 1253 participants were included in this review. Some Chinese medicinal ... |
| Date: | Aug 2006 |
| Title: | Sore throat - myDr.com.au |
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| Publisher: | myDr |
| Description: | Sore throats are usually self-limiting and clear up in a few days, but in some cases you should seek medical advice. |
| Date: | May 2002 |
| Title: | Antistreptococcal interventions for guttate and chronic plaque psoriasis |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Psoriasis, a disease which produces scaly pink patches on the skin, often gets worse after a bacterial throat infection or tonsillitis. When someone with psoriasis has a throat infection, antibiotics are sometimes used in an attempt to prevent this from... |
| Date: | Jan 2000 |
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