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.
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