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.
glottis glotÂ·tis (glÅt'Ä­s) n. pl. glotÂ·tisÂ·es or glotÂ·tiÂ·des (glÅt'Ä­-dÄz') The vocal apparatus of the larynx, consisting of the true vocal cords and the rima glottidis.