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Epiglottic cyst causing dysphagia and impending airway obstruction.

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Collins, AM; Chapurin, N; Lee, WT
Published in: Am J Otolaryngol
2015

Laryngeal cysts are relatively rare benign lesions of the larynx. Congenital cysts can cause neonatal respiratory distress and death, but airway obstruction due to acquired cysts in adults is rare. We present a case report of 51-year-old male with dysphagia who was found to have a mobile pedunculated epiglottic cyst that intermittently caused partial obstruction of the laryngeal inlet. Patient was taken to operating room and following transoral fiberoptic intubation, endoscopic excision of this cyst was accomplished. Patient's postoperative course was uneventful.

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Am J Otolaryngol

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EISSN

1532-818X

Publication Date

2015

Volume

36

Issue

3

Start / End Page

492 / 493

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Otorhinolaryngology
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Laryngeal Diseases
  • Humans
  • Epiglottis
  • Deglutition Disorders
  • Cysts
  • Airway Obstruction
  • 3203 Dentistry
 

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Collins, A. M., Chapurin, N., & Lee, W. T. (2015). Epiglottic cyst causing dysphagia and impending airway obstruction. Am J Otolaryngol, 36(3), 492–493. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjoto.2015.02.002
Collins, Alissa M., Nikita Chapurin, and Walter T. Lee. “Epiglottic cyst causing dysphagia and impending airway obstruction.Am J Otolaryngol 36, no. 3 (2015): 492–93. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjoto.2015.02.002.
Collins AM, Chapurin N, Lee WT. Epiglottic cyst causing dysphagia and impending airway obstruction. Am J Otolaryngol. 2015;36(3):492–3.
Collins, Alissa M., et al. “Epiglottic cyst causing dysphagia and impending airway obstruction.Am J Otolaryngol, vol. 36, no. 3, 2015, pp. 492–93. Pubmed, doi:10.1016/j.amjoto.2015.02.002.
Collins AM, Chapurin N, Lee WT. Epiglottic cyst causing dysphagia and impending airway obstruction. Am J Otolaryngol. 2015;36(3):492–493.
Journal cover image

Published In

Am J Otolaryngol

DOI

EISSN

1532-818X

Publication Date

2015

Volume

36

Issue

3

Start / End Page

492 / 493

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Otorhinolaryngology
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Laryngeal Diseases
  • Humans
  • Epiglottis
  • Deglutition Disorders
  • Cysts
  • Airway Obstruction
  • 3203 Dentistry