title: Congenital laryngeal cyst: benefits of prenatal diagnosis and multidisciplinary perinatal management.
abstract: Congenital laryngeal cysts are rare and can cause upper airway obstruction if they are misdiagnosed. We describe a case of large vallecular cyst diagnosed at 33 weeks of gestation. The purpose of an early diagnosis is to establish a careful perinatal management. If the airway is compromised, a multidisciplinary medical team is necessary to perform emergency immediate tracheostomy. Elective delivery should be always carried out in a tertiary referral center.
authors.affiliation: Service de néonatologie Pr JM. GARNIER-CHU Nord Marseille, Marseille, France. cgire@ap-hm.fr
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Busuttil
authors.forename: M-A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Einaudi
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hassid
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Chau
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Shojai
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Thomachot
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: D'Ercole
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gire
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003560:Cysts / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007830:Larynx / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D018743:Perinatal Care / Q000379:methods*; D011247:Pregnancy; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal / Q000379:methods*