Huge epiglottic cyst: a rare cause of airway obstruction in an adolescent

Chih Chen Chang; Li Ang Lee; Shao Hsuan Hsia; Chuen Hsueh; Chao Jan Wang

doi:10.1080/20469047.2015.1106078

Huge epiglottic cyst: a rare cause of airway obstruction in an adolescent

Chih Chen Chang
, Li Ang Lee
, Shao Hsuan Hsia
, Chuen Hsueh
, Chao Jan Wang^*

^*Corresponding author for this work

School of Medicine

Chang Gung University

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Abstract

A 15-year-old boy presented with airway obstruction and a history of sore throat and progressive dyspnoea for 1 month. A lateral neck radiograph showed an enlarged epiglottis, and a neck computed tomography (CT) demonstrated a cyst attached to the lingual surface of the epiglottis. A large epiglottic cyst, 4 cm in length, was removed surgically. Epiglottic cysts have been reported to cause airway obstruction in neonates, infants and adults, but, to the best of our knowledge, it has rarely been reported in adolescents.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	305-307
Number of pages	3
Journal	Paediatrics and International Child Health
Volume	36
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/20469047.2015.1106078
State	Published - 01 10 2016

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Airway obstruction
Epiglottic cyst
Epiglottitis

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