The cervicothoracic CT scan revealed an anterior tracheal breach of 2 mm at the level of the C5 vertebral body, complicated ...

Systemic therapy for sarcoidosis is reserved for organ-threatening disease, and laryngeal involvement necessitates treatment ...

The vocal folds, more commonly known as vocal cords, are small and flexible flaps of tissue located inside the larynx, better known as the "voice box." These delicate, multilayered structures assist ...

PRESQUE ISLE, Maine (WAGM) - It’s a procedure you might not expect from a speech therapist, but it can be critical to patient safety. In this week’s Medical Monday, Brian Bouchard looks at a tool ...

New research pinpoints genes associated with a disease seen as a major contributor to poor performance in Thoroughbred racehorses. Hailed as a breakthrough in combating the critical equine performance ...

U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, MD, released a new warning at the beginning of January tying several types of cancer, including colorectal cancer, to alcohol consumption. The warning ties breast, ...

What Is an EndoFLIP Procedure? EndoFLIP stands for endoluminal functional lumen imaging probe. This newer technology is a minimally invasive way of measuring the area inside a gastrointestinal organ ...

Laryngeal schwannomas are rare benign nerve sheath tumors that represent up to 1.5% of all benign laryngeal tumors. 1 All laryngeal schwannomas are encapsulated submucosal tumors that arise ...

Stage 3 laryngeal (throat) cancer is cancer that has spread beyond the larynx to nearby tissues, muscles, or lymph nodes but not to distant parts of the body. The term “stage” in the context of cancer ...

Endoscopy is a broad term for a camera being inserted to look at a part of the body. Laryngoscopy is a subtype of endoscopy and can help treat issues in the larynx (or voice box). A laryngoscopy and ...