Epiglottic Cyst Incidentally Discovered During Screening Endoscopy: A Case Report and Review of Literature
From the endoscopists' point of view, although the main focus of upper gastrointestinal endoscopic examination is the esophagus, stomach, and duodenum (usually bulb and 2nd portion including ampulla of Vater), the portions of the upper airway may also be observed during insertion and withdrawal...
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author | Lee, Seung-Hwa Lee, Duck-Joo Kim, Kwang-Min Kim, Kyu-Nam Seo, Sang-Wook Park, Young-Kyu Cho, Sung-Min Choi, Young-Ah Lee, Jung-Un Lee, Dong-Ryul |
author_facet | Lee, Seung-Hwa Lee, Duck-Joo Kim, Kwang-Min Kim, Kyu-Nam Seo, Sang-Wook Park, Young-Kyu Cho, Sung-Min Choi, Young-Ah Lee, Jung-Un Lee, Dong-Ryul |
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description | From the endoscopists' point of view, although the main focus of upper gastrointestinal endoscopic examination is the esophagus, stomach, and duodenum (usually bulb and 2nd portion including ampulla of Vater), the portions of the upper airway may also be observed during insertion and withdrawal of the endoscope, such as pharynx and larynx. Thus, a variety of pathologic lesions of the upper airway can be encountered during upper endoscopy. Among these lesions, an epiglottic cyst is relatively uncommon. The cyst has no malignant potential and mostly remains asymptomatic in adults. However, if large enough, epiglottic cysts can compromise the airway and can be potentially life-threatening when an emergency endotracheal intubation is needed. Thus, patients may benefit from early detection and treatment of these relatively asymptomatic lesions. In this report, we present a case of epiglottic cyst in an asymptomatic adult incidentally found by family physician during screening endoscopy, which was successfully removed without complication, using a laryngoscopic carbon dioxide laser. |
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spelling | pubmed-40404342014-06-11 Epiglottic Cyst Incidentally Discovered During Screening Endoscopy: A Case Report and Review of Literature Lee, Seung-Hwa Lee, Duck-Joo Kim, Kwang-Min Kim, Kyu-Nam Seo, Sang-Wook Park, Young-Kyu Cho, Sung-Min Choi, Young-Ah Lee, Jung-Un Lee, Dong-Ryul Korean J Fam Med Case Report From the endoscopists' point of view, although the main focus of upper gastrointestinal endoscopic examination is the esophagus, stomach, and duodenum (usually bulb and 2nd portion including ampulla of Vater), the portions of the upper airway may also be observed during insertion and withdrawal of the endoscope, such as pharynx and larynx. Thus, a variety of pathologic lesions of the upper airway can be encountered during upper endoscopy. Among these lesions, an epiglottic cyst is relatively uncommon. The cyst has no malignant potential and mostly remains asymptomatic in adults. However, if large enough, epiglottic cysts can compromise the airway and can be potentially life-threatening when an emergency endotracheal intubation is needed. Thus, patients may benefit from early detection and treatment of these relatively asymptomatic lesions. In this report, we present a case of epiglottic cyst in an asymptomatic adult incidentally found by family physician during screening endoscopy, which was successfully removed without complication, using a laryngoscopic carbon dioxide laser. The Korean Academy of Family Medicine 2014-05 2014-05-22 /pmc/articles/PMC4040434/ /pubmed/24921035 http://dx.doi.org/10.4082/kjfm.2014.35.3.160 Text en Copyright © 2014 The Korean Academy of Family Medicine http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/) which permits unrestricted noncommercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Case Report Lee, Seung-Hwa Lee, Duck-Joo Kim, Kwang-Min Kim, Kyu-Nam Seo, Sang-Wook Park, Young-Kyu Cho, Sung-Min Choi, Young-Ah Lee, Jung-Un Lee, Dong-Ryul Epiglottic Cyst Incidentally Discovered During Screening Endoscopy: A Case Report and Review of Literature |
title | Epiglottic Cyst Incidentally Discovered During Screening Endoscopy: A Case Report and Review of Literature |
title_full | Epiglottic Cyst Incidentally Discovered During Screening Endoscopy: A Case Report and Review of Literature |
title_fullStr | Epiglottic Cyst Incidentally Discovered During Screening Endoscopy: A Case Report and Review of Literature |
title_full_unstemmed | Epiglottic Cyst Incidentally Discovered During Screening Endoscopy: A Case Report and Review of Literature |
title_short | Epiglottic Cyst Incidentally Discovered During Screening Endoscopy: A Case Report and Review of Literature |
title_sort | epiglottic cyst incidentally discovered during screening endoscopy: a case report and review of literature |
topic | Case Report |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4040434/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24921035 http://dx.doi.org/10.4082/kjfm.2014.35.3.160 |
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