page_title: Laryngoscopy
hierarchical_section_title: Laryngoscopy
caption_attribution_description: English: Endoscopic image of en:larynx seen at the time of intubation of the en:esophagus during en:gastroscopy. The vocal cords and crichopharyngeal fossa are well visualized.... Released into public domain on written permission of patient -- Samir धर्म 07:10, 19 January 2007 (UTC)
context_page_description: Laryngoscopy is endoscopy of the larynx, a part of the throat. It is a medical procedure that is used to obtain a view, for example, of the vocal folds and the glottis. Laryngoscopy may be performed to facilitate tracheal intubation during general anaesthesia or cardiopulmonary resuscitation or for surgical procedures on the larynx or other parts of the upper tracheobronchial tree.
context_section_description: Laryngoscopy (/ˌlærɪŋˈɡɒskəpi/) is endoscopy of the larynx, a part of the throat. It is a medical procedure that is used to obtain a view, for example, of the vocal folds and the glottis. Laryngoscopy may be performed to facilitate tracheal intubation during general anaesthesia or cardiopulmonary resuscitation or for surgical procedures on the larynx or other parts of the upper tracheobronchial tree.
caption: View of the glottis as seen during laryngoscopy
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