Mixed Pyolaryngocele: A Rare Case of Deep Neck Infection

Document Type : Case Report

Authors

Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Service d’ORL-CCF, Hospital 20 Aout 1953, CHU IBN ROCHD, Casablanca, Maroc.

Abstract

Introduction:
Pyolaryngocele is a very rare and serious complication of laryngocele. It can present as deep neck space infection and mislead the diagnosis. Our aim is to bring this unusual entity to the attention of surgeons and describe its clinical features.
Case Report:
We report a case of a 45-year-old male patient with a five-week history of neck swelling, dysphonia, dyspnea and odynophagia. An urgent CT scan showed a mixed pyolaryngocele. The management consisted of a high dose antibiotic and an excision of the residual laryngocele via an external approach.
Conclusion:
A pyolaryngocele is an unusual complication of laryngocele, which becomes secondarily infected, causing many symptoms. Removing the laryngocele is still the best treatment option to prevent this complication and recurrence.

Keywords

Main Subjects

References

1. Akbas Y, Unal M, Pata YS. Asymptomatic bilateral mixedtype laryngocele and laryngeal carcinoma. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2004; 261: 307-9.
2. Erdogmus B, Yazici B, Ozturk O, Ataoglu S, Yazici S. Laryngocele in association with ankylosing spondylitis. Wien Klin Wochenschr 2005; 117: 718-20.
3. M. Amin, A. G. D.Maran. “The aetiology of laryngocoele”. Clinical Otolaryngology and Allied Sciences 1988; 13(4): 267–72.
4. P. H. Ward. “Bilateral laryngoceles in a young trumpet player: case report”. Ear, Nose and Throat Journal 2001; 80(3):132.
5. Dray TG, Waugh PF, Hillel AD. The association of laryngoceles with ventricular phonation. J Voice 2000; 14:278-81.
6. Lancella A, Abbate G, Dosdegani R. Mixed laryngo­cele: a case report and review of the literature. Acta Otorhinolaryngol Ital 2007; 27(5): 255-7.
7. Upile T, Jerjes W, Sipaul F, El Maaytah M, Singh S, Howard D, et al. Laryngocele: a rare complication of surgical tracheostomy. BMC Surg. 2006; 27;6(1):14-5.
8. Fraser L, Pittore B, Frampton S, Brennan P, Puxeddu R. Laryngeal debridement: an alternative treatment for a laryngopyocele presenting with severe airway ob­struction. Acta Otorhinolaryngol Ital. 2011; 31(2):113-7.
9. Cassano L, Lombardo P, Marchese-Ragona R, Pastore A. Laryngopyocele: three new clinical cases and review of the literature. The European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology 2000; 257(9): 507–11.
10. Vasileiadis I, Kapetanakis S, Petousis A, Stavrianaki A, Fiska A, Karakostas E. Internal laryngopyocele as a cause of acute airway obstruction: an extremely rare case and reviewof the literature. Acta Otorhinolaryn­gol Ital 2012; 32(1):58-62.
11. Nazaroglu H, Ozates M, Uyar A, Deger E, Simsek M. Laryngopyocele: signs on computed tomography. Eur J Radiol 2000; 33(1):63-5.
12. Micheau C, Luboinski B, Lanchi P, Cachin Y. Relation­ship between laryngoceles and laryngeal carcinomas. Laryngoscope 1978; 88(6):680-8.
13. Ling F, Lamothe A. Is there a role for conservative management for symptomatic laryngopyocele? Case report and literature review. J. Otolaryngol 2004; 33(4):264–8.
Iranian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology
Volume 29, Issue 4 - Serial Number 93
July and August 2017
Pages 225-228

Files

Share

How to cite

Statistics