Upper airway obstruction determined by a mixed laryngocele – Literature review – About 2 cases treated in ENT Department Timisoara

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Abstract Introduction: We reviewed the treatment options for laryngoceles over the last two decades.Methods: We searched PubMed for the keyword “laryngocele”, assessing the type of laryngocele/laryngopyocele (internal/external) and the treatment modality. Results: We identified 71 laryngoceles in 63 patients, assessing the surgical treatment. An external approach was performed in 25 of 29 (86.2%) cases of mixed laryngoceles. In our ENT Department Timisoara we identified in the last 2 decades a number of 5 cases, and the last 2 cases presented a mixed laryngoceles with respiratory distress.Conclusions: CO2 LASER resection by microlaryngoscopy represents the main therapeutic option for internal laryngoceles while the external approaches still remain the main therapeutic approach for the treatment of mixed laryngoceles.Der Erstautor gibt keinen Interessenkonflikt an.