Laryngocele--an anaesthetic hazard.
The authors report a case in which a previously unrecognized laryngocele in an eight-year-old child was accidentally intubated and inflated after induction of anaesthesia for tonsillectomy. The nature and diagnosis of laryngocele are discussed.
D000769:Anesthesia, Inhalation; D002648:Child; D005019:Ethyl Ethers; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007828:Laryngoscopy; D007830:Larynx / Q000002:abnormalities*; D014068:Tonsillectomy
D005019:Ethyl Ethers