Upper Airway Obstruction in a Newborn with Vallecular Cyst
Vallecular cyst is a rare cause of stridor in neonates, which may present as a life threatening airway obstruction. Here, we report a preterm infant with a congenital vallecular cyst who presented with stridor and respiratory distress that developed immediately after birth. She was successfully trea...
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| author | Birgin Torer Bilin Cetinkaya Serkan Yılmaz Cuneyt Yilmazer Hande Gulcan |
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| description | Vallecular cyst is a rare cause of stridor in neonates, which may present as a life threatening airway obstruction. Here, we report a preterm infant with a congenital vallecular cyst who presented with stridor and respiratory distress that developed immediately after birth. She was successfully treated with endoscopic marsupialization. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4e42f7cf8ff741808eee22e79ce14dad2022-12-21T20:38:19ZengEL-Med-PubJournal of Neonatal Surgery2226-04392015-10-014410.21699/jns.v4i4.273Upper Airway Obstruction in a Newborn with Vallecular CystBirgin Torer0Bilin Cetinkaya1Serkan Yılmaz2Cuneyt Yilmazer3Hande GulcanBaskent University Faculty of MedicineBaskent University Faculty of MedicineBaskent University Faculty of MedicineBaskent University Faculty of MedicineVallecular cyst is a rare cause of stridor in neonates, which may present as a life threatening airway obstruction. Here, we report a preterm infant with a congenital vallecular cyst who presented with stridor and respiratory distress that developed immediately after birth. She was successfully treated with endoscopic marsupialization.https://jneonatalsurg.com/ojs/index.php/jns/article/view/458Congenital stridorNeonatePrematureUpper airway obstructionVallecular cyst |
| spellingShingle | Birgin Torer Bilin Cetinkaya Serkan Yılmaz Cuneyt Yilmazer Hande Gulcan Upper Airway Obstruction in a Newborn with Vallecular Cyst Journal of Neonatal Surgery Congenital stridor Neonate Premature Upper airway obstruction Vallecular cyst |
| title | Upper Airway Obstruction in a Newborn with Vallecular Cyst |
| title_full | Upper Airway Obstruction in a Newborn with Vallecular Cyst |
| title_fullStr | Upper Airway Obstruction in a Newborn with Vallecular Cyst |
| title_full_unstemmed | Upper Airway Obstruction in a Newborn with Vallecular Cyst |
| title_short | Upper Airway Obstruction in a Newborn with Vallecular Cyst |
| title_sort | upper airway obstruction in a newborn with vallecular cyst |
| topic | Congenital stridor Neonate Premature Upper airway obstruction Vallecular cyst |
| url | https://jneonatalsurg.com/ojs/index.php/jns/article/view/458 |
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