Life-threatening laryngeal polyp in a child (a case report).
A laryngeal polyp caused a life-threatening airway obstruction in a 3-year-old child. This condition required an emergency tracheotomy, which was performed without previous intubation. The histological picture indicated the diagnosis of a teleangiectatic granuloma. No other case of solitary laryngeal polyp causing upper airway obstruction in a child has been previously reported.
D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000209:etiology; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004630:Emergencies; D006099:Granuloma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007818:Laryngeal Diseases / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D007822:Laryngeal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D011127:Polyps / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery