He would not speak but was not drooling. Radiographs were not attempted. The emergency physicians suspected epiglottitis, and the child was transferred to the operating room with anesthesia staff ...

But usually, a swollen uvula is temporary and goes away on its own. A bifid uvula, also called a cleft uvula, is one that's split or forked. It can be harmless or indicate other conditions.

By clicking on this link, we may receive a commission. Learn more. The epiglottis is a flap of tissue that sits behind the tongue at the back of the throat. Epiglottitis is a serious medical ...

The child had right incomplete tibial hemimelia with bifid tibia, left complete tibial hemimelia, bilateral split hands and left split foot. This is the first report of the bifid tibia in the ...

1 Department of Clinical Genetics, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge, UK 2 Department of Medicine, University of Cambridge, Addenbrooke’s Hospital Correspondence to: Dr S M Park Department of Clinical ...