Oropharyngeal stenosis in patient with oral submucous fibrosis: a case report with 8-year follow-up.

Maged Ali Al-Aroomi, Jie Chen, Canhua Jiang

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Article in BMC oral health, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Mechanistic Insights into Astragalus Membranaceus for Oral Submucosal Fibrosis: A Network Pharmacology and Experimental Approach.Current pharmaceutical design · 2026
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Maged Ali Al-AroomiDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Center of Stomatology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan province, 410008, China.

Jie ChenDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Center of Stomatology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan province, 410008, China.

Canhua JiangDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Center of Stomatology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan province, 410008, China. canhuaj@csu.edu.cn.

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Abstract

Oral submucous fibrosis (OSF) is a chronic, progressive condition affecting the oral mucosa associated with areca nut consumption. It leads to restricted tongue movement, loss of papillae, blanching and stiffening of the mucosa, difficulty in opening the mouth, and challenges in eating due to inflammation and fibrosis. This report presents a rare case of oropharyngeal stenosis secondary to OSF in a 43-year-old male with a history of chewing betel nut. A surgical procedure similar to Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty was performed to excise the submucous oropharyngeal stenosis and to reconstruct the uvula, palatoglossal arch, and palatopharyngeal arch. At 8 years postoperatively, the patient exhibited a normal mouth opening and oropharyngeal aperture.

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ArecaOral Submucous FibrosisAdultConstriction, PathologicFollow-Up StudiesHumansMaleOropharynxUvulaBetel quidFibrosisOral submucous fibrosisOropharyngeal stenosis

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PMID38872152

DOI10.1186/s12903-024-04467-4

PMCPMC11177504

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