Süha BETON, Nazan ÇOBANOĞLU, Fatih GÜNAY, Nisa Eda ÇULLAS İLARSLAN, Serhan ÖZCAN, Tanıl KENDİRLİ, Alican AKASLAN

Konjenital Vallekula Kisti ile İlgili Bifazik Stridor

Konjenital vallekula kisti (VK) yenidoğanlarda ve bebeklerde nadir görülen ancak potansiyel olarak ölümcül bir patolojidir. Genellikle doğumdan kısa bir süre sonra ortaya çıkan stridor, apne ve siyanoz gibi semptomlarla kendini gösterir. Stridor en sık karşılaşılan semptomdur. VK’ye sıklıkla laringomalazi (LM) eşlik eder ve LM, bebeklerde en sık görülen stridor nedenidir. Teşhis fleksible laringoskopi veya bronkoskopi ile yapılabilir. Cerrahi, VC tedavisinin temelini oluşturur. Burada solunum sıkıntısı olan, beslenme ve ağlama sırasında bifazik stridor ve siyanozu kötüleşen ve VK tanısı konan bir süt çocuğu sunulmuştur. Cerrahi rezeksiyon sonrası hastanın solunum semptomları hızla düzelmiştir.

Biphasic Stridor Related to a Congenital Vallecular Cyst

Congenital vallecular cyst (VC) is a rare but potentially fatal pathology in neonates and infants. It usually manifests with symptoms such asstridor, apnea and cyanosis that develop shortly after birth. Stridor is the most common encountered symptom. VC is frequently accompanied bylaryngomalacia (LM) and LM is the most common cause of stridor in infants. Diagnosis can be made by flexible laryngoscopy or bronchoscopy.Surgery is the mainstay for VC treatment. Here we present an infant who had respiratory distress, biphasic stridor and cyanosis worsened duringfeeding and crying, and diagnosed VC. The respiratory symptoms of the patient recovered rapidly after surgical resection.

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