Upper Airway Obstruction in a Newborn with Vallecular Cyst
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https://doi.org/10.47338/jns.v4.458Keywords:
Congenital stridor, Neonate, Premature, Upper airway obstruction, Vallecular cystAbstract
Vallecular cyst is a rare cause of stridor in neonates, which may present as a life threatening airway obstruction. Here, we report a preterm infant with a congenital vallecular cyst who presented with stridor and respiratory distress that developed immediately after birth. She was successfully treated with endoscopic marsupialization.
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2015-10-05
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Torer B, Cetinkaya B, Yılmaz S, Yilmazer C, Gulcan H. Upper Airway Obstruction in a Newborn with Vallecular Cyst. J Neonatal Surg [Internet]. 2015Oct.5 [cited 2025Feb.14];4(4):45. Available from: https://jneonatalsurg.com/index.php/jns/article/view/458
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