Open AccessComputed tomography of laryngoceles
Author(s) -
H. S. Glazer,
Matthew A. Mauro,
DJ Aronberg,
Lee Jk,
D. A. Johnston,
S S Sagel
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
american journal of roentgenology
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.294
H-Index - 196
eISSN - 1546-3141
pISSN - 0361-803X
DOI - 10.2214/ajr.140.3.549
Subject(s) - medicine , tomography , computed tomography , radiology , soft tissue
Six patients with laryngoceles, two internal and four of the mixed type, were studied with CT. Uncomplicated laryngoceles appear on CT as air-filled structures lying in the paralaryngeal space (internal), lateral neck (external), or in both locations (mixed). Obstruction of the neck of the laryngocele by either tumor or chronic inflammation can result in a fluid-filled structure, producing on CT a well circumscribed mass of either near water or soft-tissue density, depending on its composition. CT proved useful in establishing the definitive diagnosis of a laryngocele and mapping its total extent for treatment planning.