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 tre...

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Main Authors: Birgin Torer, Bilin Cetinkaya, Serkan Yılmaz, Cuneyt Yilmazer, Hande Gulcan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EL-Med-Pub 2015-10-01
Series:Journal of Neonatal Surgery
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Online Access:https://jneonatalsurg.com/ojs/index.php/jns/article/view/458