In the 7 year period (1991-1998), 118,834 consultations were made of which 33,273 have ENT problems. Most frequently seen are upper respiratory infection and its complication: otitis, the morbidity is higher and May and October (rainy season) and lower at dry season.
Pathology ; ear ; nose ; Pharynx

Eagle's syndrome is a rare condition associated with recurrent throat pain, foreign body sensation and odynophagia. It is caused by elongation of the styloid process or calcification of the stylohyoid process. We present the clinical and radiologic findings of a case of Eagle's syndrome.
Foreign Bodies ; Pharynx ; Sensation

Rhabdomyosarcoma is a highly aggressive malignant tumor that originates from mesenchymal cell and invades soft tissue. While the head and neck is the common site of the rhabdomyosarcoma, the parapharyngeal space is rarely reported as a primary site of rhabdomyosarcoma. Therefore, we present a case of rhabdomyosarcoma in the parapharyngeal space.
Head ; Neck ; Pharynx ; Rhabdomyosarcoma*

No abstract available.
Electrocardiography* ; Humans ; Pharynx* ; Sensation*

Study on 168 cases of traumas in the ear, nose and throat in Hue hospital during 1997-1998 has shown that the traumas occurred in all ages of which sinonasal traumas, ear traumas. The trauma due to traffic accidents, due to the accomodation and due to the working. The traumas in the ear, nose and throat usually combined with traumas in other regions
Wounds and Injuries ; Pharynx ; ear ; nose

Hangekobokuto, on the basis of Jin-kui-yao-lue, has been used to treat acute and chronic gastric disease, psychiatric disorders, abnormal sensation in the throat, and edema which gives the feeling of a small food particle obstructing the throat. We experienced 2 cases involving a sense of incongruity in the interscapular region (pain and/or stiffness), which were successfully treated with hangekobokuto extract.On the basis of these first cases, we investigated the efficacy of hangekobokuto extract in 15 patients having both “ki-utsu” and “suitai”, and a sense of incongruity (pain and/or stiffness) in the interscapular region, without the throat-obstructive feeling of a small in-situ food particle.Improvements in complaints were observed in all patients, with a reduction or disappearance of their sense of incongruity in the interscapular region. Thus, it is possible that hangekobokuto could be widely applicable where symptoms of tenderness or a sense of incongruity in the interscapular region occur (especially the sides of the spinous process of thoracic vertebrae 4-7), in addition to the previously documented indications (heart burn, epigastric discomfort and abdominal fullness).
Pharynx ; particle ; seconds ; Investigations ; Indications

The application of the diagnostic radiology and interventional radiology (I.R) is more and more popular all over the world. In Vietnam the I.R was first applicated at Bach Mai Hospital (Ha Noi) 1991 and Cho Ray Hospital in 1999, I.R has been used widely in many medical fields also in E.N.T (treatment of severe epistaxis and naso-angiofibroma). The authors report two typical severe epistaxis cases which treated by I.R at E.N.T department Cho Ray Hospital. The authors dertermined DSA was a very good mean that could help to evaluate and intervent for the injury of the vein, reduced the mininum ratio of severe naso-angiofibroma
Pharynx ; Nose ; ear ; diagnosis ; Radiology

New advances have been pioneered in the pathogenesis,clinicopathological features,and treatment of oral venous lakes. It is concluded that oral venous lakes can be classified as a venous malformation,and multidisciplinary approaches (in particular the involvement of department of dermatology and department of ear,nose and throat) may be adopted to achieve better management of this disease.
Humans ; Mouth ; Neck ; Nose ; Pharynx

OBJECTIVES: Resonance problems in hearing impaired (HI) individuals have been described as aspects of nasality. However, there are limitations in being able to explain the range of resonance problems. Therefore, this study suggests a perceptual rating that will effectively explain the characteristics of resonance problems in HI individuals. METHODS: Nasalance scores were obtained from 32 subjects in each of HI and normal hearing (NH) groups using a nasometer. The subjects were categorized into groups based on normal and abnormal nasalance ranges. The abnormal nasalance range group was further divided into hyper-, hypo-, and mixed-nasal groups. Nasalance scores were based the individuals performance in a series of passage and syllable tasks. The perceptual rating was evaluated using a newly introduced tool, 'vertical focus of resonance' (VFR), which focuses on the resonance energy in the frontal, throat, pharyngeal and nasal locations. RESULTS: The NH group demonstrated a significantly lower nasalance score in the oral coupling and passage tasks than the HI group. Based on the results of nasalance correlation analysis, the HI group showed highly significant correlations between syllable and passage tasks, as contrasted with the NH group. There were significant differences in VFR between the nasalance types in both the NH and the HI groups. CONCLUSION: The HI hyper-nasal group showed tendencies of velopharyngeal opening, as opposed to the HI hypo-nasal group which showed tendencies of velopharyngeal closure. The HI mixed-nasal group showed inappropriate coordination of velopharyngeal function. In the HI group, the results of VFR showed that the air flow and the resonance energy were not released from the cavity of resonance. The suggested VFR tool explains the focusing characteristics of resonance energy within a continuation of speech sound regardless of the phonetic environment. Therefore, VFR may be a useful tool in explaining the deviant resonance patterns of HI individuals.
Adult ; Hearing ; Hearing Loss ; Humans ; Pharynx ; Phonetics

124 healthy children under 5 years in 2 kindergartens at 2 villages of Cao Xa and Tran Thuong, Tran Cao commune, Phu Cu district, Hung Yen province participated to a study. The results have shown that S. pneumoniae, M. catarrhalis, H. influenzae, and S. aureus were isolated from throat and nose of these children accounted for 41.9%, 31.2%, 29.8%, and 0.8%, respectively. The sensitivity of H. influenzae to ciprofloxacin, gentamycin, ampicillin and cotrimoxazole, and chloramphenicol was 94.6%, 83%, 81.1% and 48.6%, respectively. The sensitivity of S.pneumoniae to ampicilline, penicilline and methicilline, and cefaclor was 100%, 95.8% and 92.3%, respectively.
Anti-Bacterial Agents ; child ; nose ; Pharynx