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Laryngocele's external part. Notice the neck mass on the right. At this point the patient is already tracheostomized.
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During physical exam, she had a mass in her right cervical region (Figure 1) and during the laryngoscopic exam she had a bulging near the ventricular fold and the right aryepiglottic fold (Figure 2).
Laryngocele's internal part. Videolaryngoscopy showing the tumor occluding the laryngeal vestibule, hiding the piriform sinus.
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During physical exam, she had a mass in her right cervical region (Figure 1) and during the laryngoscopic exam she had a bulging near the ventricular fold and the right aryepiglottic fold (Figure 2).
Larynx CT scan showing the laryngocele.
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We ordered a CT scan and an MRI (Figure 3, Figure 4) which revealed a large cystic lesion filled with air, thus confirming the diagnosis of laryngocele.
MRI showing the laryngocele in details.
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We ordered a CT scan and an MRI (Figure 3, Figure 4) which revealed a large cystic lesion filled with air, thus confirming the diagnosis of laryngocele.
Lesion removal by an external approach.
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As her clinical signs stabilized, she underwent resection of the lesion by an external via (Figure 5, Figure 6).
Surgical specimen.
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As her clinical signs stabilized, she underwent resection of the lesion by an external via (Figure 5, Figure 6).
Postoperative Video-laryngoscopy.
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She progressed without complications in her postoperative, with full symptoms improvement and normal laryngoscopic exam (Figure 7).