Upper Airway Obstruction in a Newborn with Vallecular Cyst.
Vallecular cyst is a rare cause of stridor in neonates, which may present as a life threatening airway obstruction. Here, we report a preterm infant with a congenital vallecular cyst who presented with stridor and respiratory distress that developed immediately after birth. She was successfully treated with endoscopic marsupialization.
Department of Neonatology, Baskent University Faculty of Medicine, Turkey.
Birgin
B
Torer
Department of Neonatology, Baskent University Faculty of Medicine, Turkey.
Bilin
B
Cetinkaya
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Baskent University Faculty of Medicine, Turkey.
Serkan
S
Yılmaz
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Baskent University Faculty of Medicine, Turkey.
Cuneyt
C
Yilmazer
Department of Neonatology, Baskent University Faculty of Medicine, Turkey.
Hande
H
Gulcan
Congenital stridor; Neonate; Premature; Upper airway obstruction; Vallecular cyst