A Large Laryngeal Mucocele Causing Progressive upper Airway Obstruction and Cervical Swelling
Laryngocele (LC) is an uncommon clinical entity, occasionally associated with fatal complications. If its neck becomes obstructed, mucous accumulates and then a laryngeal mucocele (LMC) is formed. Reports of LMCs are rare in the literature. A fluid-filled combined LMC in a 48 year-old Greek construc...
Main Authors: | Ioannis Aidonis, Nikolaos Lazaridis, Maria Piagkou, Nikolaos Anastasopoulos, Konstantinos Natsis |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Karolinum Press
2018-04-01
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Series: | Acta Medica |
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Online Access: | https://actamedica.lfhk.cuni.cz/60/4/0157/ |
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