title: Sonographic discovery of a pharyngocele.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice, Hôpital l'Archet, 151 Route de Saint Antoine de Ginestière, 06202 Nice Cedex 3, France.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Chevallier
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Motamedi
authors.forename: P Y
authors.initials: PY
authors.lastname: Marcy
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Foa
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Padovani
authors.forename: J N
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Bruneton
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D007013:Hypopharynx / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D010608:Pharyngeal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014463:Ultrasonography