Internal laryngocele : unusual onset in a 91-year-old female patient
Other Title(s)
قيلة حنجرية غائرة : حدوث حالة غير اعتيادية في مريضة عمرها 91 عاما
Joint Authors
Passali, Desiderio
Spinosi, Maria C.
Mezzedimi, Chiara
Monciatti, Giovanni
Source
Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal
Issue
Vol. 18, Issue 1 (28 Feb. 2018), pp.104-106, 3 p.
Publisher
Sultan Qaboos University College of Medicine and Health Sciences
Publication Date
2018-02-28
Country of Publication
Oman
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
While internal laryngoceles rarely cause major clinical complaints, they may lead to airway obstruction and require emergency intervention on rare occasions.
We report a 91-year-old patient who was referred to the Ear, Nose & Throat Clinic of the Policlinico Santa Maria alle Scotte, Siena, Italy, in 2017 due to recurrent episodes of severe dyspnoea.
A flexible nasopharyngolaryngoscopic examination revealed an internal laryngocele of approximately 1.5 cm in diameter that moved up and down the glottic plane, occasionally invading the subglottic space during inspiration and impeding airflow.
This caused cyanosis and dyspnoea so severe that an emergency tracheotomy was considered.
Luckily, after considerable effort, the patient was able to cough, causing the mass to move above the vocal plane and allowing normal breathing.
The laryngocele was subsequently removed via laryngomicrosurgery.
Although the incidence of internal laryngoceles is quite rare, physicians should consider this potentially life-threatening condition among patients with dyspnoea.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Spinosi, Maria C.& Mezzedimi, Chiara& Monciatti, Giovanni& Passali, Desiderio. 2018. Internal laryngocele : unusual onset in a 91-year-old female patient. Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal،Vol. 18, no. 1, pp.104-106.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-839693
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Spinosi, Maria C.…[et al.]. Internal laryngocele : unusual onset in a 91-year-old female patient. Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal Vol. 18, no. 1 (Feb. 2018), pp.104-106.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-839693
American Medical Association (AMA)
Spinosi, Maria C.& Mezzedimi, Chiara& Monciatti, Giovanni& Passali, Desiderio. Internal laryngocele : unusual onset in a 91-year-old female patient. Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal. 2018. Vol. 18, no. 1, pp.104-106.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-839693
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 106
Record ID
BIM-839693