Thirty-centimeter barbecue skewer hooked on the pharyngoesophageal junction of a healthy young adult.
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M Morales-Salas
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[Secretory carotid glomus].
Carotid glomus tumours compose an infrequent clinical group. The presence of familiar forms, multicentric or with secretory characteristics hinder the diagnosis. A high suspicion rate based on the clinical picture and supported by imaging techniques will allow in each case to proceed with the more suitable treatment. The case reported refers to a woman with a carotid body glomus possibly of endocrine nature, which evolved favourable despite the therapeutical avoidance due to the peculiar features of the case.
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[Dysphagia caused by Zenker's diverticulum after total laryngectomy].
Zenker's diverticulum is a mucosal lined outpouching of pharynx through Lainert's space that causes dysphagia of the upper digestive tract. Multiples theories try to explain the acquired etiology of this entity, attributing its origin to a disfunction of pharynx-esophageal sphincter. A case of total larynguectomy with hypopharyngeal diverticulum and progressive dysphagia to solid food is presented. We analyze the etiopathogenic mechanisms and the definitive characteristics of this entity. We review mundial literature, being exceptional the fact of finding clinical manifestations in diverticulum of larynguectomized patients.
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[Diagnostic-therapeutic approach to internal jugular thrombosis].
The internal jugular vein thrombosis is a rare and critical disease. The infection of the head and neck deep spaces it is not the main cause since the antibiotic era. The ENT neoplasms and iatrogenic etiology are more frequent. Anodyne symptoms and vital complications are important to obtain an early diagnose and therapy, to improve the prognosis. The objective of this review is to obtain a certainly therapeutic criteria in the approach to this entity.
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