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Laryngocoele as an unusual complication of supracricoid partial laryngectomy: evaluation of 62 cases

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 February 2010

B Naiboglu ,
I Aslan ,
C Oysu ,
S Zer Toros ,
R Durmus  and
E Egeli
B Naiboglu*
Affiliation:
Otolaryngology Clinic, Haydarpasa Numune Education and Research Hospital, Istanbul
I Aslan
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Istanbul Medical Faculty, Istanbul University, Turkey
C Oysu
Affiliation:
Otolaryngology Clinic, Haydarpasa Numune Education and Research Hospital, Istanbul
S Zer Toros
Affiliation:
Otolaryngology Clinic, Haydarpasa Numune Education and Research Hospital, Istanbul
R Durmus
Affiliation:
Otolaryngology Clinic, Haydarpasa Numune Education and Research Hospital, Istanbul
E Egeli
Affiliation:
Otolaryngology Clinic, Haydarpasa Numune Education and Research Hospital, Istanbul
*
Address for correspondence: Dr B Naiboglu, Tıbbiye Caddesi No 18, Kadıkoy, Istanbul, Turkey. Fax: +902163360565 E-mail: drbnaib@yahoo.com
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Abstract

Background:

This study sought to evaluate the incidence, aetiology, clinical features and treatment modalities for laryngocoele formation after supracricoid partial laryngectomy.

Methods:

The medical charts of 62 patients who had undergone supracricoid partial laryngectomy were reviewed.

Results:

Three patients developed laryngocoele, giving an incidence of 4.8 per cent. Two of these patients presented with a cervical mass, dyspnoea and fever. The mobility of the arytenoids was disturbed on the involved side. The third patient was admitted complaining only of a compressible cervical mass. In all patients, diagnosis was made by computed tomography scan. The transcervical surgical approach was preferred for resection.

Conclusion:

Laryngocoele can occur as a late complication of supracricoid partial laryngectomy. Remnants of the laryngeal ventricle may be the cause of laryngocoele formation. The integrity of the laryngeal ventricle in the resected specimen should be routinely checked in order to avoid this rare complication. Clinicians should be aware that, following supracricoid partial laryngectomy, a cervical mass presenting with dyspnoea and disturbance of arytenoid mobility does not always indicate tumour recurrence.

Keywords

LarynxLaryngoceleLaryngectomyLarynx Neoplasms

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The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 124 , Issue 6 , June 2010 , pp. 646 - 649
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Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 2010

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