Congenital Laryngeal Cyst: A Rare Cause of Polyhydramnios

Congenital laryngeal cyst is a rare cause of airway obstruction that may require urgent diagnosis and treatment. We report a case of a neonate having history of polyhydramnios and severe respiratory distress at birth. A laryngeal cyst detected during intubation. The outcome of laryngoscopic treatmen...

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Autores principales: Aksoy, Hatice Tatar, Süslü, Nilda, Demirel, Gamze, Çelik, İstemihan, Canpolat, Fuat Emre, Erdeve, Ömer, Akyol, Umut, Dilmen, Ugur
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: EL-MED-Pub 2013
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3754397/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24040590
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Sumario:Congenital laryngeal cyst is a rare cause of airway obstruction that may require urgent diagnosis and treatment. We report a case of a neonate having history of polyhydramnios and severe respiratory distress at birth. A laryngeal cyst detected during intubation. The outcome of laryngoscopic treatment of the cyst was favorable.

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