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Vallecular cyst: a cause of failure to thrive in an infant
Ulkü Tuncer1, L Barlas Aydoğan, Levent Soylu
1Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Cukurova, 01330 Balcali, Adana, Turkey. utuncer@mail.cu.edu
International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology
|August 15, 2002
Abstract:
Congenital vallecular cyst is fairly uncommon in neonates and infants. Although benign in nature, it may cause stridor and even life-threatening airway obstruction in early infancy. A 3-month-old male baby presented with failure to thrive and respiratory distress was found to have a vallecular cyst. Marsupialization with CO(2) laser was performed.