A case of mixed type laryngocele presented with deep neck infection and review of the literature
Laryngocele is an abnormal dilatation of the laryngeal ventricular saccule that may extend into the subcutaneous tissues of the neck through the thyrohyoid membrane or confined to the endolarynx. The etiology is still unclear. Many laryngoceles are asymptomatic. An asymptomatic laryngocele appears a...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Modestum Publishing LTD
2012-09-01
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| Series: | Journal of Clinical and Experimental Investigations |
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| Online Access: | http://www.jceionline.org/upload/sayi/10/JCEI-00361.pdf |
| Summary: | Laryngocele is an abnormal dilatation of the laryngeal ventricular saccule that may extend into the subcutaneous tissues of the neck through the thyrohyoid membrane or confined to the endolarynx. The etiology is still unclear. Many laryngoceles are asymptomatic. An asymptomatic laryngocele appears and produces symptoms only as it enlarges or when it becomes infected. In this report, we present a 40-year-old female patient, which had an asymptomatic neck swelling for 20 years, referred for deep neck infection, dysphonia and dyspnea. J Clin Exp Invest 2012; 3 (3): 415-419Key words: Larynx, laryngocele, laryngopyocele, neck mass |
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| ISSN: | 1309-8578 1309-6621 |