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case_images: Laryngofiberscopic view of the oropharynx. Adhesion of the anterior tonsillar pillars and inferior tonsillar fossa to the tongue base is observed. Uvula is obliterated
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case_images: Laryngofiberscopy revealed an all-round fibrous cicatrix located between the tongue base and lateral-posterior wall of the pharynx obliterating the oropharynx, including the uvula (Fig. 1).
case_images: Laryngofiberscopic view of the cicatrix. The diameter was about 6 mm. Epiglottis is observed beyond the opening
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case_images: The diameter of the opening of the cicatrix was about 6 mm (Fig. 2).
case_images: Laryngofiberscopic view beyond the cicatrix. The supraglottic space and the vestibule are intact
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case_images: With the patient awake, we could observe the larynx through the opening and found the supraglottic space and the vestibule to be intact (Fig. 3).