title: Laryngocele: an anatomical variant.
abstract: It is commonly believed that external laryngoceles always penetrate the thyrohyoid membrane at the site of penetration of the neurovascular bundle. We present a case where the site of penetration was posterosuperior to this. Careful dissection of the neck of a laryngocele sac is important to prevent damage to the neurovascular bundle.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Reading, UK. duncan.ingrams@lineone.net
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ingrams
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Hein
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Marks
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003537:Cystadenoma / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007818:Laryngeal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D007822:Laryngeal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D007830:Larynx / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D011859:Radiography