Dramatic dilatation of the upper airway secondary to a Valsalva manoeuvre in a lateral cephalometric teleradiograph of a child.
Radiographs are routinely used by orthodontists for the planning of treatment for their patients and they can, in some cases, play a decisive role in the early diagnosis of some unexpected medical or surgical disorders. This report presents the case of a substantial dilatation of the upper airway in a 10-year-old girl, which was attributed to a forced Valsalva manoeuvre. The diagnosis was confirmed upon repetition of the teleradiograph with the mouth open.
Fundación Jiménez Díaz, Unidad de Ortodoncia, Avda Reyes Católicos 2, 28040 Madrid, Spain. memoriavarela@gmail.com
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D002508:Cephalometry; D002648:Child; D004108:Dilatation, Pathologic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007013:Hypopharynx / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D008310:Malocclusion / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011859:Radiography; D019112:Teleradiology; D014636:Valsalva Maneuver