Original Article
Laryngopyocele
Authors:
O Lebecque ,
Department of Radiology, Saint Luc Hospital, Bouge, Belgium, BE
B Coulier,
Department of Radiology, Saint Luc Hospital, Bouge, Belgium, BE
V Cloots
Department of Radiology, Saint Luc Hospital, Bouge, Belgium, BE
Abstract
An apparently healthy 31-year-old man presented with dysphonia. Laryngoscopy revealed a mass at the right side of epiglottis. He underwent a CT examination after intravenous injection of a iodinated contrast agent and this showed the presence of a paralaryngeal mass with rim enhancement. The diagnosis of laryngopyocele was made. Treatment consisted of endoscopic laser surgery, confirming the diagnosis and resolving the symptomatology
Published on
01 Mar 2012.
Peer Reviewed
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