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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Jun 14.
Published in final edited form as: Laryngoscope. 2014 Feb 6;124(4):916–920. doi: 10.1002/lary.24560

Figure 2. Relevant anatomy seen on lateral film in laryngectomy patient without and without NGT.

Figure 2

Left panel demonstrates proximity of neopharynx to spinal cord in a patient without NGT. Right panel depicts a different patient with NGT coursing though neopharynx. * Depicts likely former location of hyoid bone prior to laryngectomy which is notably absent.