vallecula

[vah-lek´u-lah] (L.)

a depression or furrow.

vallecula cerebel´li a longitudinal fissure on the inferior cerebellum, in which the medulla oblongata rests.

vallecula syl´vii a depression made by the fissure of Sylvius at the base of the brain.

val·lec·u·la

, pl.

val·lec·u·lae

(vă-lek'yū-lă, -lē), [TA]

A crevice or depression on any surface, particularly the spaces between the epiglottis and the base of the tongue, right and left.

Synonym(s): valley

[L. dim. of vallis, valley]

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vallecula

(vă-lĕk′yə-lə, və-)

n. pl. vallecu·lae (-lē′)

An anatomical depression or crevice, as between the hemispheres of the brain.

val·lec′u·lar, val·lec′u·late (-lĭt, -lāt′) adj.

val·lec·u·la

, pl. valleculae (vă-lek'yū-lă, -lē) [TA]

1. A crevice or depression on any surface.

2. A sinus located between the base of the tongue and the epiglottis.

[L. dim. of vallis, valley]

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vallecula

A small hollow, groove or depression on the surface of an organ.

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(4) We believe, like others, that laryngeal preservation is possible as long as the vallecula and pre-epiglottic space are free of disease.

Is total glossectomy for advanced carcinoma of the tongue justified?

The patient showed marked mucosal inflammation of the vallecula lingual and laryngeal surfaces of the epiglottis, aryepiglottic folds; and vocal cords.

Derm diagnosis. (Clinical Rounds)

All bones were visualized with the exception of a bone in the axial plane in the vallecula.

CT Imaging Best When Trolling for Fish Bones. (X-Rays Miss Translucent Objects)

Areas of Involvement Area of Involvement Number Percentage Hard palate 27 19.29 Tongue 18 12.86 Vocal cords 13 9.29 Post cricoid 11 7.86 Buccal mucosa 9 6.43 Supraglottis 8 5.71 Pyriform fossa 7 5.00 Posterior pharyngeal wall 6 4.29 Floor of mouth 5 3.57 Nasal cavity 5 3.57 Arytenoids 4 2.86 Epiglottis 4 2.86 Nasopharynx 4 2.86 Tonsil 3 2.14 Maxillary sinus 3 2.14 Retromolar trigone 2 1.43 Parotid 2 1.43 Oropharynx 2 1.43 Soft palate 2 1.43 Base of tongue 1 0.71 Subglottis 1 0.71 Alveolus 1 0.71 Ear 1 0.71 Vallecula 1 0.71 Total 140 100

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Uncommon causes of pneumomediastinum include arthroscopy, tooth extraction, vocal training maneuvers, and endotracheal intubation with pyriform sinus, vallecula, or tracheal lacerations [12].

Pneumomediastinum, Pneumopericardium, and Epidural Pneumatosis following Adenotonsillectomy: A Very Rare Complication

One patient had 3 lesions (lingual) and 1 had multiple lesions located on the tongue, submandibular region, and vocal cords; 1 patient with Maffucci's Syndrome (MS) had several VMs originating from various parts of the oral cavity and the oropharynx (lingual, buccal, lingual base, soft palate, uvula, tonsillar pillars, and vallecula).

Percutaneous Ethanol Sclerotherapy of Venous Malformations of the Oral Cavity and the Oropharynx

Finally, in patient 5, endoscopy located a round subepithelial lesion in the right vallecula (figure 4); the CT findings were similar to those of patient 4.

Granular cell (Abrikossoff) tumor in the head and neck: a series of 5 cases

The wulst surrounded and separated from the cerebral hemisphere laterally by a curved shallow groove telencephalic vallecula (Fig.

Morphological Investigation of the Brain of the African Ostrich (Struthio camelus)/Investigacion Morfologica del Cerebro de la Avestruz Africana (Struthio camelus)

When enlarged, these tonsils will efface the vallecula, the space just anterior to the epiglottis.

Pediatric emergencies of the upper and lower airway

As the fingers were advanced to the base of the tongue (radix linguae), each finger tended to lie in the vallecula of the tongue and the hyoid could be palpable.

Digital intubation training in residency program as an alternative method in airway management