Laryngology is a branch of medicine that deals with disorders, diseases and injuries of the larynx, colloquially known as the voice box. Laryngologists treat disorders of the larynx, including diseases that affects the voice, swallowing, or upper airway. Common conditions addressed by laryngologists include vocal fold nodules and cysts, laryngeal cancer, spasmodic dysphonia, laryngopharyngeal reflux, papillomas, and voice misuse/abuse/overuse syndromes. Dysphonia/hoarseness; laryngitis (including Reinke's edema, Vocal cord nodules and polyps); * Spasmodic dysphonia; dysphagia; Tracheostomy; Cancer of the larynx; and vocology (the science and practice of voice habilitation) are included in laryngology.
Etymology of "laryngology"
The word "laryngology" is derived from:
- the Greek prefix λαρυγγ- (laryng-, root = λάρυγξ, meaning "larynx"), and
- the Greek suffix -λογία (-logy, root = λόγος, meaning "the study of", or "knowledge").
Famous laryngologists
- Paul Gerber (1863–1919), who published poetry under the pseudonym Heinrich Garibert [1]
- George Duncan Gibb (1821–1876) [2]
- Morell Mackenzie (1837–1892)
- Felix Semon (1849–1921)
- St Clair Thomson (1857–1943)
- Chevalier Jackson (1865–1958) [3] [4] [5]
- Victor Negus (1887–1974)
- Georges Portmann (1890–1985)
- Sir John Milsom Rees (1866–1952)
- Oliver St John Gogarty
See also
References
- ^ "Prof. Paul Gerber (Königsberg, Germany)". The Journal of Laryngology and Otology. 35. J. & A. Churchill: 351–352. 1920. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
- ^ Laurenson, Rae Duncan (November 1997). "George Duncan Gibb (1821–1876): London's Foremost Laryngologist". Journal of Medical Biography. 5 (4): 205–209. doi: 10.1177/096777209700500404. ISSN 0967-7720. PMID 11619712. S2CID 19998346. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
- ^ Jackson, C (1909). "Tracheostomy". The Laryngoscope. 19 (4): 285–90. doi: 10.1288/00005537-190904000-00003. S2CID 221922284.
- ^ Jackson, C (1913). "The technique of insertion of intratracheal insufflation tubes". Surgery, Gynecology & Obstetrics. 17: 507–9. Abstract reprinted in Jackson, Chevalier (1996). "The technique of insertion of intratracheal insufflation tubes". Pediatric Anesthesia. 6 (3): 230. doi: 10.1111/j.1460-9592.1996.tb00434.x. S2CID 72582327.
- ^ Jackson, C (1922). "I: Instrumentarium" (PDF). A manual of peroral endoscopy and laryngeal surgery. Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders. pp. 17–52. ISBN 978-1-4326-6305-6. Retrieved 2010-09-17.