Laryngocele

Laryngocele
Classification and external resources
ICD-10	Q31.3
ICD-9-CM	748.3
DiseasesDB	7271

Laryngocele refers to a congenital anomalous air sac communicating with the cavity of the larynx, which may bulge outward on the neck. ^[1]

It may also be acquired, as seen in glassblowers due to continual forced expiration producing increased pressures in the larynx which leads to dilatation of the laryngeal ventricle (sinus of Morgagni). It is also seen in people with chronic obstructive airway disease.

Laryngocele * IL = internal laryngocel AL = external laryngocel H = Hyoid bone T = Vestibular folds S = Vocal folds K = Cricoid cartilage

Representation of a surgical site; laryngocele

References

↑ "Laryngocele" at Dorland's Medical Dictionary

External links

-442892242 at GPnotebook

Congenital malformations and deformations of respiratory system (Q30–Q34, 748)

Upper RT

Nose	Choanal atresia Arrhinia

Larynx	Laryngeal cyst Laryngocele Laryngomalacia

Lower RT

Trachea and bronchus	Tracheomalacia Tracheal stenosis Bronchomalacia Tracheobronchomegaly

Lung	Bronchiectasis Pulmonary hypoplasia Pulmonary sequestration Congenital cystic adenomatoid malformation

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