Vallecular Cyst of the Newborn Presenting with Airway Obstruction and Growth Retardation

Vallecular cyst is a rare congenital disease which presents itself with upper respiratory tract obstruction and growth retardation in the newborn. A patient with vallecular cyst who was diagnosed by direct laryngoscopic examination, palpation and radiologic imaging was discussed in this report.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Mehmet Güven, Yusufhan Süoğlu, Burak Erdamar, Erkan Kıyak, Uğur Çevikbaş
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Galenos Yayincilik 2001-06-01
Series:Turkish Archives of Otorhinolaryngology
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Online Access: http://turkarchotolaryngol.net/archives/archive-detail/article-preview/vallecular-cyst-of-the-newborn-presenting-with-air/43844