Congenital Saccular Cyst of the Larynx

Congenital laryngeal saccular cyst.

1 Professor of Otorhinolaryngology in the Medical School of the University of São Paulo. 2 Assisting Physician-PhD in the Division of Clinical ENT at the Hospital das Clínicas of the Medical School of the University of São Paulo. 3 Assisting Physician-PhD in the Division of Clinical ENT at the Hospital das Clínicas of the Medical School of the University of São Paulo. 4 Assisting Physician-PhD ...

[Congenital saccular cyst of the larynx: a rare cause of stridor in neonates and infants].

Stridor is a noise caused by the passage of turbulent air through a diminished airway caliber. Laryngomalacia is the most common congenital anomaly of the larynx and the principal cause of stridor in children under 6 months. A less common etiology of stridor and respiratory distress in newborns and infants is congenital laryngeal saccular cyst. This entity should be considered in the differenti...

BRIEF COMMUNICATION Congenital Saccular Cyst of the Larynx: A Rare Cause of Stridor in Neonates And Infants

Stridor is a noise caused by the passage of turbulent air through a diminished airway caliber. Laryngomalacia is the most common congenital anomaly of the larynx and the principal cause of stridor in children under 6 months. A less common aetiology of stridor and respiratory distress in newborns and infants is congenital laryngeal saccular cyst. This entity should be considered in the different...

Congenital Cyst of the Larynx Causing Fatal Asphyxia Neonatorum.

Endoscopic extended ventriculotomy for congenital saccular cysts of the larynx in infants.

OBJECTIVE To report a new procedure that has been successful in endoscopically treating congenital saccular cysts of the larynx without the need for a tracheostomy or an external incision. DESIGN Retrospective chart review of a case series involving 4 patients who underwent a single endoscopic procedure for the treatment of their congenital saccular cysts. SETTING Two pediatric tertiary car...