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 trea...
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2015-10-01T00:00:00Z.
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| Summary: | 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. |
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| Item Description: | 10.21699/jns.v4i4.273 2226-0439 |