Clin Endosc.  2024 Jan;57(1):137-139. 10.5946/ce.2023.170.

Nasopharyngeal examination during transoral upper gastrointestinal endoscopy

• Chong VH

• KMID: 2551205
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5946/ce.2023.170

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  Fig. 1. Retroflexed view of the nasopharynx. (A–D) Normal. (E) A patient with adenoid cyst and congested left superior turbinate. (F) A patient with mucus discharge (**). Images are inverted; top and bottom, and left and right. A adenoid pad or roof of nasopharynx; NS, nasal septum; TT, torus tubaris or torus of the auditory tube; ET, eustachian tube; *, fossa of Rosenmuller; MT, middle turbinate; ST, superior turbinate.

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