title: Vallecular cyst: a cause of failure to thrive in an infant.
abstract: Congenital vallecular cyst is fairly uncommon in neonates and infants. Although benign in nature, it may cause stridor and even life-threatening airway obstruction in early infancy. A 3-month-old male baby presented with failure to thrive and respiratory distress was found to have a vallecular cyst. Marsupialization with CO(2) laser was performed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Cukurova, 01330 Balcali, Adana, Turkey. utuncer@mail.cu.edu
authors.forename: Ulkü
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Tuncer
authors.forename: L Barlas
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: Aydoğan
authors.forename: Levent
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Soylu
mesh_terms: D003560:Cysts / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D005183:Failure to Thrive / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007818:Laryngeal Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D007828:Laryngoscopy; D053685:Laser Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome