Laryngeal debridement: an alternative treatment for a laryngopyocele presenting with severe airway obstruction

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  • L. FRASER
  • B. PITTORE
  • S. FRAMPTON
  • P. BRENNAN
  • R. PUXEDDU
چکیده

The laryngocele is an abnormal saccular dilatation of the ventricle of Morgagni, which maintains its communication with the laryngeal vestibule. Three types of laryngoceles have been described: internal, external, and combined or mixed in relation to the position of the sac with respect to the thyrohyoid membrane. If the laryngocele becomes obstructed and infected it leads to the so-called laryngopyocele which, although a rare disease (8% of laryngoceles), can become an emergency causing severe airway obstruction needing urgent management, even tracheostomy. An alternative method is presented of emergency management of an internal laryngopyocele causing severe airway obstruction using a laryngeal microdebrider and avoiding tracheostomy.

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دوره 31  شماره 

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تاریخ انتشار 2011