laryngocele

Etiology

• seen in glassblowers due to continual forced expiration producing increased pressure in the larynx

Pathology

• an air sac (enlarged laryngeal saccule) communicating with the airway in the larynx, often bulging outward into the tissue of the neck, especially on coughing & playing of wind instruments

Clinical manifestations

• progressive hoarseness
• compressible swelling in neck
  • swelling accentuated with Valsalva maneuver
  • transmits light on transillumination
• no associated dysphagia, regurgitation of food, or dyspnea (case report)

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Diagnostic procedures

• flexible fiberoptic laryngoscopy

Radiology

• X-ray of neck
• CT of neck

Management

• surgical excision

Notes

[Greek, laryno = larynx, kele = hernia]

More general terms

• laryngeal disease

Additional terms

• larynx