Transoral endoscopic resection of a nasopharyngeal hairy polyp.
Hairy polyps are rare congenital benign tumors that usually present a pedunculated mass in the oronasopharynx. A hairy polyp originating from the left eustachian tube orifice was found in a 7-month-old girl presenting sleep apnea and blood-tinged vomiting. This was successfully removed by transoral surgery under endoscopic visualization. The endoscope-guided surgery may help avoid undesirable complications as well as completely excise the lesions attached close to the eustachian tube openings.
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Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Cancer Research Institute, College of Medicine, Chungnam National University, 640 Daesa-Dong, Chung-Gu, Daejeon 301-040, South Korea. happyfam@hanmir.com
D004724:Endoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D005064:Eustachian Tube / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D009302:Nasopharyngeal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D009305:Nasopharynx / Q000601:surgery*; D011127:Polyps / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D012891:Sleep Apnea Syndromes / Q000209:etiology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014839:Vomiting / Q000209:etiology