单词 | pharyngeal pouch |
释义 | pharyngeal pouchpharyngeal pouch[fə′rin·jē·əl ′pau̇ch]pharyngeal pouchpharyngeal pouchpharyngeal pouchA blind-ending sac of mucous membrane, bulging backwards and downwards from a point near the junction of the PHARYNX and the OESOPHAGUS, through a weakness in the muscle wall. The pouch fills with food causing persistent discomfort, a sense of incomplete swallowing and some danger that food may enter the LARYNX. Treatment is by surgical removal and repair of the wall deficit. |
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