title: Trumpet maneuver in the sonographic diagnosis of an external laryngocele.
abstract: Laryngocele is an uncommon disease defined as an abnormal dilatation or herniation of the laryngeal saccule, forming an air-filled cavity. Radiologic evaluation of a suspected laryngocele generally includes plain radiographs, CT, and MRI. There are very few reports in the literature on sonographic findings of laryngocele. Trumpet maneuver has been reported in CT examination for the diagnosis of laryngocele. However, to the best of our knowledge, the use of trumpet maneuver in the sonographic diagnosis of laryngocele has not been previously described. This report presents the sonographic findings of an external laryngocele while performing the trumpet maneuver.
authors.affiliation: Ministry of Health DiSKapi Yildirim Beyazit Education and Research Hospital, Department of Radiology, Tr-06110 Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Isik
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Conkbayir
authors.forename: Bahri
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Keyik
authors.forename: Koray
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hekimoglu
authors.forename: Egemen
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Cifci
authors.forename: Bahar
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Yanik
mesh_terms: D004108:Dilatation, Pathologic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007818:Laryngeal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D007830:Larynx / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014463:Ultrasonography