Case Report: Laryngocele - A Rare Cause of OSAS and Respiratory Distress by Shlomo Merchavy and Nadav Bartal in GJO in Juniper Publishers
Objective: A 70 years old man was admitted to
the ICU due to respiratory failure and stridor. Physical examination and
imaging studies revealed combined laryngocele.
Design: Case report.
Subject: A 70-year-old, Caucasian man with respiratory failure due to combined laryngocele.
Results: Under general
anesthesia the laryngocele was removed. The patient discharged after
five days with significant respiratory and OSAS’s signs improvement.
Conclusion: Although rare, laryngocele must been considered when respiratory distress appears with neck mass.
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