title: Combined laryngocele: a cause of stridor and cervical swelling.
abstract: A laryngocele is usually a cystic dilatation of the laryngeal saccule. The etiology behind its occurrence is still unclear, but congenital and acquired factors have been implicated in its development. In this study, we present a rare case of laryngocele occurring in a 72-year-old woman. During physical examination the external component of the laryngocele was seen as a swelling in the neck. The swelling became larger during Valsalva maneuver. On the endoscopic examination of the larynx, she had a bulging near the ventricular fold and the right aryepiglottic fold. Diagnosis of laryngocele was made and confirmed with physical examination, indirect laryngoscopy and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Firat University Medical Faculty, 23200 Elazig, Turkey.
authors.forename: Erol
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Keles
authors.forename: Hayrettin Cengiz
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Alpay
authors.forename: Israfil
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Orhan
authors.forename: Hanifi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yildirim
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003560:Cysts / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D004487:Edema / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007818:Laryngeal Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009333:Neck; D012135:Respiratory Sounds; D014636:Valsalva Maneuver