Congenital laryngeal cyst: benefits of prenatal diagnosis and multidisciplinary perinatal management.
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.
Busuttil
M
M
Service de néonatologie Pr JM. GARNIER-CHU Nord Marseille, Marseille, France. cgire@ap-hm.fr
Einaudi
M-A
MA
Hassid
S
S
Chau
C
C
Shojai
R
R
Thomachot
L
L
D'Ercole
C
C
Gire
C
C
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*