title: Laryngocele and epiglottic cyst as rare causes of obstructive sleep apnea.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Upper airway pathologies have been reported to cause obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).
  
  
  METHODS
  We present two rare cases of OSA, one with laryngocele secondary to partial laryngectomy and the other with epiglottic cyst.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In the management of cases with OSA symptoms, a detailed evaluation of upper airways, including endoscopic and radiological examinations as well as polysomnography, should be done.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pulmonary Diseases, Rize Government Hospital, Rize, Turkey. dromeraraz@gmail.com
authors.forename: Omer
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Araz
authors.forename: Aysel
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Turan
authors.forename: Ozgur
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Yoruk
authors.forename: Fatih
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Alper
authors.forename: Metin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Akgun
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003560:Cysts / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology*; D006970:Disorders of Excessive Somnolence / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D004825:Epiglottis / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007818:Laryngeal Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000209:etiology; D007825:Laryngectomy / Q000009:adverse effects; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017286:Polysomnography; D015995:Prevalence; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D020181:Sleep Apnea, Obstructive / Q000209:etiology*; D012895:Sleep, REM / Q000502:physiology