Bilateral internal laryngoceles mimicking asthma
Laryngocele is an air-filled, abnormal dilation of the laryngeal saccule that extends upward within the false vocal fold, in communication with the laryngeal lumen. A case of 43-year-old male with bilateral internal laryngoceles, who has been treated as asthma for 4 years, is presented. The patient...
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| author | Elif A Aksoy Çagdas Elsürer Gediz M Serin Ö Faruk Ünal |
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| description | Laryngocele is an air-filled, abnormal dilation of the laryngeal saccule that extends upward within the false vocal fold, in communication with the laryngeal lumen. A case of 43-year-old male with bilateral internal laryngoceles, who has been treated as asthma for 4 years, is presented. The patient had dyspnea, cough, and excessive phlegm for a month and a late onset stridor. Flexible nasopharyngolaryngoscopy showed bilateral cystic enlargements of the false vocal folds and true vocal folds could not be visualized. Laryngeal CT without contrast enhancement showed bilateral internal laryngoceles. Submucosal total excision of bilateral cystic masses including parts of false vocal folds was performed. The symptoms resolved immediately after surgery. Although the incidence of internal laryngocele is rare, it should be remembered in the differential diagnosis of upper airway problems and diagnostic flexible nasopharnygolaryngoscopy is routinely indicated for airway evaluation in at-risk patients. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-fdb4e46590464b8186d323afd222a5a22022-12-22T00:12:56ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Research in Medical Sciences1735-19951735-71362013-01-01185453456Bilateral internal laryngoceles mimicking asthmaElif A AksoyÇagdas ElsürerGediz M SerinÖ Faruk ÜnalLaryngocele is an air-filled, abnormal dilation of the laryngeal saccule that extends upward within the false vocal fold, in communication with the laryngeal lumen. A case of 43-year-old male with bilateral internal laryngoceles, who has been treated as asthma for 4 years, is presented. The patient had dyspnea, cough, and excessive phlegm for a month and a late onset stridor. Flexible nasopharyngolaryngoscopy showed bilateral cystic enlargements of the false vocal folds and true vocal folds could not be visualized. Laryngeal CT without contrast enhancement showed bilateral internal laryngoceles. Submucosal total excision of bilateral cystic masses including parts of false vocal folds was performed. The symptoms resolved immediately after surgery. Although the incidence of internal laryngocele is rare, it should be remembered in the differential diagnosis of upper airway problems and diagnostic flexible nasopharnygolaryngoscopy is routinely indicated for airway evaluation in at-risk patients.http://www.jmsjournal.net/article.asp?issn=1735-1995;year=2013;volume=18;issue=5;spage=453;epage=456;aulast=AksoyInternal laryngoceleslaryngoscopyupper airway endoscopy |
| spellingShingle | Elif A Aksoy Çagdas Elsürer Gediz M Serin Ö Faruk Ünal Bilateral internal laryngoceles mimicking asthma Journal of Research in Medical Sciences Internal laryngoceles laryngoscopy upper airway endoscopy |
| title | Bilateral internal laryngoceles mimicking asthma |
| title_full | Bilateral internal laryngoceles mimicking asthma |
| title_fullStr | Bilateral internal laryngoceles mimicking asthma |
| title_full_unstemmed | Bilateral internal laryngoceles mimicking asthma |
| title_short | Bilateral internal laryngoceles mimicking asthma |
| title_sort | bilateral internal laryngoceles mimicking asthma |
| topic | Internal laryngoceles laryngoscopy upper airway endoscopy |
| url | http://www.jmsjournal.net/article.asp?issn=1735-1995;year=2013;volume=18;issue=5;spage=453;epage=456;aulast=Aksoy |
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