Severe congenital laryngeal hypoplasia in a 45-year-old man

Ali, Osman; Snow, D. G.

doi:10.1017/s002221510014589x

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“…Laryngeal webs found in an adult usually result from iatrogenic laryngeal injury. Only two other cases of epiglottic hypoplasia in middle age have been reported in the English literature [11,12]. The combined abnormalities of the larynx are extremely uncommon findings.…”

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Application of mitomycin C after endoscopic lysis of congenital laryngeal web combined with epiglottic hypoplasia in a middle-aged man

Roh

2006

Acta Oto-Laryngologica

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Laryngeal webs and epiglottic hypoplasias are uncommon congenital anomalies. Anterior glottic web combined with epiglottic hypoplasia was found in a middle-aged man presenting with hoarseness and dyspnea on exertion. This can be considered as a unique isolated defect of the larynx during early fetal development. The laryngeal web can be successfully treated in a single stage with endoscopic lysis and topical application of mitomycin C for prevention of anterior glottic restenosis. This case and prior reports suggest that the novel approach may be effective in the treatment of laryngeal webs.

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Application of mitomycin C after endoscopic lysis of congenital laryngeal web combined with epiglottic hypoplasia in a middle-aged man

Roh

2006

Acta Oto-Laryngologica

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Hypoplasia of the epiglottis in a middle-aged man

Roh

2004

Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol

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Hypoplasia of the epiglottis diagnosed at adulthood is extremely rare. Most patients with epiglottic hypoplasia have presented life-threatening symptoms of respiratory distress and severe aspiration in infancy or early childhood. This is a case of congenital epiglottic hypoplasia found in a 42-year-old man complaining of mild hoarseness and throat discomfort. Strobolaryngoscopy and CT scans revealed a unique anomaly with isolated epiglottic hypoplasia and normal appearance of other laryngeal structures. This case is discussed with a review of the literature on this rare occurrence.

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