Based on: Wiseguy: Life in a Mafia Family by Nicholas Pileggi. Year published: 1986. The book is a nonfiction novel that chronicles the life of mobster turned FBI informant Henry Hill (who was played in the film by Ray Liotta). Pileggi also adapted the book into the screenplay.
An enlarged glottis may appear as a small lump/bump on the outside of the neck, which is often mistaken for hernia. This could be a medical emergency since a malfunctioned structure diverts the food into the trachea and cause choking. On a lateral C-spine X-ray, a thumb sign indicates an inflamed epiglottic mass.
1 The term glottis refers to the vocal folds, the rima glottidis, and the narrow part of the larynx at the level of the vocal folds. 2  The glottis is the part of the larynx most concerned with sound production. The shape of the rima glottidis varies according to the position of the vocal folds. During ordinary breathing, it is narrow and wedge-shaped; during forced respiration, it is wide.