Laryngocele: a rare complication of surgical tracheostomy
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Laryngocele: a rare complication of surgical tracheostomy
BACKGROUND A laryngocele is usually a cystic dilatation of the laryngeal saccule. The etiology behind its occurrence is still unclear, but congenital and acquired factors have been implicated in its development. CASE PRESENTATION We present a rare case of laryngocele occurring in a 77-year-old Caucasian woman. The patient presented with one month history of altered voice, no other associated ...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMC Surgery
سال: 2006
ISSN: 1471-2482
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2482-6-14