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Two cases of congenital vallecular cyst: a reminder of the potentially fatal cause of upper airway obstruction in infants.
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2 cases of vallecular cysts in infants admitted to the hospital where timely diagnoses led to appropriate treatment are described.Abstract:
Vallecular cyst, a benign yet rare laryngeal lesion, may cause stridor and even life-threatening upper airway obstruction in infants. It can cause apnoea and poor feeding habits, thus reducing the chance of survival. Although laryngomalacia remains the most common cause of stridor in this age group, awareness and a high level of suspicion for this condition can help lead to early management and intervention. Direct laryngoscopy is accepted as the gold standard for diagnostic purposes, and
marsupialisation of the cyst is the preferred treatment. We describe 2 cases of vallecular cysts in infants admitted to our hospital where timely diagnoses led to appropriate treatment.read more
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Vallecular cysts in newborns and young infants.
TL;DR: Where a VC is clinically suspected, it is important to stress the need to visualize the base of the tongue during any diagnostic endoscopic procedure, and treatment by cyst marsupialization is safe and definitive when performed by CO2 laser.
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Series of congenital vallecular cysts: a rare yet potentially fatal cause of upper airway obstruction and failure to thrive in the newborn.
TL;DR: The challenge in making an early diagnosis of vallecular cyst, especially when laryngomalacia is comorbid, has been reaffirmed in a series of illustrative cases to help reduce the therapeutic delays that are currently encountered clinically.
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Life-Threatening Vallecular Cyst in a 3-month-old Infant: Case Report and Literature Review
TL;DR: A laryngeal cyst localized in the vallecular space of a 3-month-old infant is reported, which led to a life-threatening event during anesthesia.
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Antenatal diagnosis and management of a vallecular cyst
TL;DR: This work describes a case of congenital vallecular cyst diagnosed at 28 weeks of gestation and believes that, in cases of suspected oropharyngeal tumors, elective delivery should be carried out in a tertiary referral center in which emergency ventilation and tracheostomy are possible.
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Vallecular cyst as a cause of congenital stridor: report of five patients.
Luc Breysem,Veerle Goosens,Vincent Vander Poorten,Christine Vanhole,Marijke Proesmans,Maria-Helena Smet +5 more
TL;DR: Although vallecular cysts are very rare, they should be considered in the differential diagnosis of congenital stridor, when the commonest causes have been ruled out and neck US may be diagnostic.