| JAPANESE JOURNAL OF ORAL & MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY | |
| Vol. 54 No. 6 2008 | |
| ISSN: 0021-5163 UBIC: 151-J | |
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| Abstract: Discomfort or an abnormal feeling in the laryngopharynx during swallowing can
be arise with various causes. However, the discomfort caused by anomaly of the uvula is very rare. We encountered
a patient with a long uvula touch to the tongue who had an abnormal feeling during mastication and swallowing. The
patient had been done a partial uvulectomy, then the abnormal feeling was disappeared.
Key words: elongated uvula, abnormal sensation during mastication and swallowing. |
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