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The larynx has three main functions: to produce voice, to act as a conduit of air to the lungs, and to protect the airway from aspiration

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  1. Department of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA

    Arash Shahangian M.D.

  2. Division of Laryngology, Department of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Center, Stanford University School of Medicine, 801 Welch Rd., MC 5739, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA

    C. Kwang Sung M.D., M.S.

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  1. Department of Otolaryngology, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA

    Fred Lin

  2. Department of Otolaryngology/Head & Neck Endoscopic Sinus and Skull Base Surgery, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

    Zara Patel

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Shahangian, A., Sung, C.K. (2014). Laryngology. In: Lin, F., Patel, Z. (eds) ENT Board Prep. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-8354-0_27

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