Maturational descent of the epiglottis.
Maturational descent of the epiglottis.
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会厌的成熟下降。
DOI：
10.1097/00132586-199802000-00034
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发表时间：
1997
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通讯作者：
M. Keller
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作者：
D. Schwartz;M. Keller
背景
耳鼻喉科医师和麻醉医师曾描述过会厌在婴儿和儿童时期发育成熟。
目的
探讨会厌的变化水平，以证实和更全面地描述这种现象。
设计
调查了500张图像，其中338张图像被选入研究。
设置
三级医疗机构。
患者
1天至18岁的无症状儿童。
主要观察指标
会厌尖的位置与颈椎水平相关。
结果
数据表明会厌的成熟下降开始于婴儿期，并持续到青春期。这些结果具有统计学显著性（P <0.01）。
结论
会厌的成熟下降以可预测的模式发生。了解这一现象可能有助于喉镜检查以及临床和放射学对儿童气道的评估。
BACKGROUND
Otolaryngologists and anesthesiologists have described a maturational descent of the epiglottis that occurs in infancy and childhood.
OBJECTIVE
To investigate the changing level of the epiglottis to confirm and characterize this phenomenon more completely.
DESIGN
A survey of 500 images with 338 images selected for the study.
SETTINGS
A tertiary care facility.
PATIENTS
Asymptomatic children aged 1 day to 18 years.
MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE
The position of the tip of the epiglottis was correlated with the cervical vertebral level.
RESULTS
Data indicate that maturational descent of the epiglottis starts in infancy and continues into adolescence. These results are statistically significant (P < .01).
CONCLUSION
Maturational descent of the epiglottis occurs in a predictable pattern. Understanding this phenomenon may facilitate laryngoscopic, as well as clinical and radiologic, evaluation of the airway in children.