A comparison study was carried out on 1,242 medical records of pharyngolaryngeal disease among pediatric inpatients with ages of 1 -15 in Hue Central Hospital and 2852 medical records of pharyngolaryngeal diseases among pediatric inpatients with the same ages in Aue hospital, West Germany. Results showed that the pharyngolaryngeal diseases were leading diseases among diseases of ear, nose and pharynx in both hospitals. The rate of these diseases treated by operation in Aue hospital was higher than this in Hue hospital. There was difference of the morbidity rate between age groups. The rate of treatment of infection disease and infections complication in Hue hospital was higher than this in Aue hospital. The Aue hospital considered in prophylactic operation, diagnosis and rehabitation better than Hue hospital. There was no death in Aue hospital while there were 6 deaths in Hue hospital.
Laryngeal Diseases ; Pharyngeal Diseases ; Child

Congresses as Topic ; Laryngeal Diseases ; Pharyngeal Diseases

Adult ; Calcinosis ; Humans ; Male ; Pharyngeal Diseases

Congresses as Topic ; Laryngeal Diseases ; Otolaryngology ; Pediatrics ; Pharyngeal Diseases

China ; Congresses as Topic ; Humans ; Pharyngeal Diseases ; Tracheal Diseases

OBJECTIVE: To summarize the diagnostic and therapeutic experience of primary cricopharyngeal achalasia and introduce new operandi modus. METHOD: Report the two cases we treated in 2008 and integrate published literature, and approach its diagnostic and therapeutic experience and make use of new operandi modus. RESULT: The diagnosis of primary cricopharyngeal achalasia is difficult, and we must apply exclusive diagnosis according to the examinations of fibrolaryngoscopy, esophagoscopy and barium meal et al. CONCLUSION Surgical treatment is the best option. Partial resection of cricopharyngeal muscle and upper esophageal ring-shaped muscle is superior to simple cricopharyngeal myotomy.
Aged ; Esophageal Achalasia ; diagnosis ; surgery ; Female ; Humans ; Middle Aged ; Pharyngeal Diseases ; diagnosis ; surgery ; Pharyngeal Muscles ; physiopathology

Female ; Humans ; Hypopharynx ; Infant, Newborn ; Pharyngeal Diseases ; pathology ; Polyps ; pathology

Carotid Artery, Internal ; pathology ; Humans ; Oropharynx ; pathology ; Pharyngeal Diseases ; diagnosis

Few reports exists citing a case of a retropharyngeal bronchogenic cysts. In this study, we report a bronchogenic cyst with a cystic appearance observed in the retropharyngeal space.
Bronchogenic Cyst ; Pharyngeal Diseases ; Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Carcinoma ; Fistula ; Humans ; Hypopharyngeal Neoplasms/surgery* ; Hypopharynx ; Pharyngeal Diseases