Sonographic discovery of a pharyngocele.
Cervical sonography was performed in a 25-year-old man who was referred to our department because of the recent appearance of a left anterolateral cervical mass. This mass had the sonographic properties of air; it communicated with and extended the piriform sinus as well as deformed the left lamina of the thyroid cartilage. A preliminary diagnosis of left pharyngocele was confirmed by CT. To our knowledge, this is the first sonographic description of such an abnormality.
Chevallier
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Department of Radiology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice, Hôpital l'Archet, 151 Route de Saint Antoine de Ginestière, 06202 Nice Cedex 3, France.
Motamedi
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JP
Marcy
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Foa
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Padovani
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Bruneton
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D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D007013:Hypopharynx / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D010608:Pharyngeal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014463:Ultrasonography