title: Saccular cyst in an infant: an unusual cause of life-threatening stridor and its surgical treatment.
abstract: Saccular cysts in infants are rare lesions of the larynx and may result in respiratory obstruction and severe dyspnea. Herein we present a case of saccular cyst in a three-month-old infant. She was presented with severe stridor and respiratory distress. She had been followed with the diagnosis of tracheomalacia for three months elsewhere. Direct laryngoscopy of the larynx revealed a saccular cyst. Stridor disappeared shortly after surgical excision of the supraglottic saccular cyst under direct laryngoscopy. No complication or recurrence was seen in the 12-month follow-up period. Saccular cysts in infants are rare lesions and should be kept in mind in the differential diagnosis of stridor in infants.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Gülhane Military Medical Academy, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Fuat
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Tosun
authors.forename: Hakan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Söken
authors.forename: Yalçin
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ozkaptan
mesh_terms: D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000209:etiology*; D003560:Cysts / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007818:Laryngeal Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D007828:Laryngoscopy; D012135:Respiratory Sounds