Body parts
- Adenoids
- Neck lumps
- Parotid gland
- Submandibular gland
- Throat (Pharynx)
- Thyroid
- Tonsils
- Skin of the head and neck
- Voice box (larynx)
- Windpipe (trachea)
General procedures
- Camera test through the nose to look at the throat and voicebox (Flexible Nasoendoscopy) ENTUK
- Examining the throat, voice box, and upper gullet whilst awake with numbing spray (Transnasal Oesophagoscopy) ENTUK
- Examining the throat, voice box, and upper gullet whilst asleep with an anaesthetic (Microlaryngoscopy and Oesophagoscopy) ENTUK
Where is this information from?
ENTUK.org: “ENT UK is the professional membership body representing ear, nose and throat surgery and head, neck and thyroid surgery in the UK.” Its members include over 2300 ENT health professionals. Their patient information leaflets linked above are written and reviewed by named specialist consultant ENT surgeons.
Last updated 02/08/22