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Bilateral combined laryngocele

Laryngocele is an uncommon condition that represents a benign dilatation of the laryngeal saccule with air and/or fluid, arising in the region of the laryngeal ventricle. Laryngoceles, or laryngomucocele can be classified as internal, or combined. The aim of presenting this rare case of a bilateral...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Suqati, Abrar A., Alherabi, Ameen Z., Marglani, Osama A., Alaidarous, Tariq O.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Saudi Medical Journal 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5018709/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27464869
http://dx.doi.org/10.15537/smj.2016.8.15104
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Sumario:Laryngocele is an uncommon condition that represents a benign dilatation of the laryngeal saccule with air and/or fluid, arising in the region of the laryngeal ventricle. Laryngoceles, or laryngomucocele can be classified as internal, or combined. The aim of presenting this rare case of a bilateral combined laryngocele, are to emphasize the importance of diagnostic laryngoscopy in upper airway pathologies evaluation, increase awareness in the general otolaryngologist community, and to highlight the external surgical method.