Abstract:Objective: To investigate the clinical characteristics of infant
congenital tongue base cysts. Methods: This retrospective study involved
37 infants with congenital tongue base cysts in our hospital. Results:
The median age at admission was 95 (15-360) d for these babies. The main
clinical manifestations were laryngeal stridor (33/37 89.2%), dyspnea
(8/37 21.6%), inspiratory trisomy (6/37 16.2%), and choking and
vomiting milk (14/37 37.8%). Eight cases (21.6%) were misdiagnosed as
laryngomalacia in another hos… Show more
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