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ArticleCureus2024

An Uncommon Epiglottic Cyst Presentation in an Adolescent: A Case Report and Literature Review.

Hisham Alrashdan, Khaldoun Alshugran, Osama M Alshiyyab, Jawad F Khasawneh, Ethar N Ibrahim

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Article in Cureus, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 2 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Hisham AlrashdanOtolaryngology Unit, Royal Medical Services, Irbid, JOR.
Khaldoun AlshugranOtolaryngology Unit, Royal Medical Services, Irbid, JOR.
Osama M AlshiyyabAnesthesiology Unit, Royal Medical Services, Irbid, JOR.
Jawad F KhasawnehAnesthesiology Unit, Royal Medical Services, Irbid, JOR.
Ethar N IbrahimAnesthesiology Unit, Royal Medical Services, Irbid, JOR.
Royal United Services Institute · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Epiglottic cysts are benign lesions of the larynx that are relatively rare beyond infancy age. A 17-year-old adolescent male patient presented to the outpatient specialized oropharyngeal clinic with inspiratory stridor, chronic sore throat, and progressive dyspnea symptoms over the past eight months. Examination by a headlight and a tongue depressor showed a large cystic lesion arising from the hypopharynx. A neck computed tomography (CT) scan revealed a 4 cm oval cyst attached to the lingual epiglottic surface. The relatively large epiglottic cyst was drained directly in the clinic and was later removed by microlaryngosurgery with traditional microinstrumentation in a follow-up visit. Subsequent recovery was uneventful. Regardless of the rarity of epiglottic cysts in adolescents, doctors should keep in mind this etiology as early diagnosis and management could spare the patient from life-threatening complications or tracheostomy and unneeded medical costs.

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airway obstructionchildren and adolescenceepiglottic cyststridorvallecula

Identifiers

PMID38524016
PMCPMC10959541
OpenAlexW4391991360

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