Bilateral laryngoceles in a young trumpet player: case report.
We report the case of a 16-year-old trumpet player who was referred for an otolaryngologic consultation after his band leader noticed that a neck mass would protrude while the boy was playing. X-rays revealed the presence of bilateral laryngoceles, and computed tomography demonstrated bilateral, air-filled outpouchings of the laryngeal saccules during forced expiration. There was no evidence of any other intra-laryngeal or cervical pathology. Surgery was deferred while the laryngoceles remained reducible and asymptomatic, and the boy was cleared to continue playing.
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Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19140, USA. glenn@flower.aud.temple.edu
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D000293:Adolescent; D000818:Animals; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007818:Laryngeal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D007822:Laryngeal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D007830:Larynx / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D009146:Music; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed