TY - JOUR
T1 - Congenital laryngeal saccular cyst
T2 - Report of a case in an infant
AU - Prasad, Kishore Chandra
AU - Ranjan, Ramakrishna Kadri
AU - Agarwal, Salil
AU - Prasad, Sampath Chandra
AU - Bhat, Jayalaxmi
PY - 2006/12/1
Y1 - 2006/12/1
N2 - Respiratory obstruction and stridor in infants and children are not uncommon. A rare cause of these life-threatening symptoms is congenital saccular cyst. An accurate diagnosis of saccular cyst can be made by eliciting a good history, by endoscopic visualization of the lesion, and by computed tomography. Endoscopic excision is the preferred treatment for infants, whereas an external approach is reserved for older children. It can be difficult for anesthetists to intubate infants when the anatomy of the larynx is distorted, but the choice of tracheotomy for an infant has many drawbacks as well. We discuss the clinical presentation and management of a 3-month-old boy who was brought to us with a congenital laryngeal saccular cyst.
AB - Respiratory obstruction and stridor in infants and children are not uncommon. A rare cause of these life-threatening symptoms is congenital saccular cyst. An accurate diagnosis of saccular cyst can be made by eliciting a good history, by endoscopic visualization of the lesion, and by computed tomography. Endoscopic excision is the preferred treatment for infants, whereas an external approach is reserved for older children. It can be difficult for anesthetists to intubate infants when the anatomy of the larynx is distorted, but the choice of tracheotomy for an infant has many drawbacks as well. We discuss the clinical presentation and management of a 3-month-old boy who was brought to us with a congenital laryngeal saccular cyst.
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M3 - Article
C2 - 16509245
AN - SCOPUS:34250675565
SN - 0145-5613
VL - 85
SP - 49
EP - 51
JO - Eye, ear, nose & throat monthly
JF - Eye, ear, nose & throat monthly
IS - 1
ER -