Acutely Obstructed Airway Resulting from Complications of a Laryngopyocoele
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Acutely Obstructed Airway Resulting from Complications of a Laryngopyocoele
Laryngocoeles are rare cystic dilatations of the laryngeal ventricle. Obstruction of its outlet can cause entrapment of mucus and superimposed infection causes a laryngopyocoele. Such presentations, although rare, have potential to cause airway obstruction. A 67-year-old lady presented with a one-week history of hoarseness and shortness of breath. On examination, she was stridulous and had full...
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عنوان ژورنال: Case Reports in Surgery
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2090-6900,2090-6919
DOI: 10.1155/2017/8123573