title: Laryngocele in association with ankylosing spondylitis.
abstract: A laryngocele is a cystic dilatation of the laryngeal saccule. The etiology of laryngoceles is unclear, but congenital and acquired factors are considered to play a role in their development. An acquired laryngocele may develop when the laryngeal ventricle becomes functionally obstructed as a result of an increase in intraglottic pressure, such as that caused by excessive coughing, playing a wind instrument, glass blowing or obstruction of appendicular ostium. We present a case of laryngocele in a patient with ankylosing spondylitis. To the authors' knowledge, and from a review of the literature, this combination has not been previously described. The laryngocele was also infected in this case. We believe that development of the laryngocele might be a result of increased intra-abdominal pressure, caused by rheumatoid arthritis, with associated increased intralaryngeal pressure.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Düzce Medical School, Abant Izzet Baysal University, Düzce, Turkey. besirerdogmus@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Besir
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Erdogmus
authors.forename: Burhan
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Yazici
authors.forename: Ozcan
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Ozturk
authors.forename: Safinaz
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ataoglu
authors.forename: Selma
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yazici
mesh_terms: D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D003680:Deglutition Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D006685:Hoarseness / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007818:Laryngeal Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013167:Spondylitis, Ankylosing / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae / Q000473:pathology*