TY - JOUR
T1 - Gigantic obstructing laryngeal polypi
AU - Gilman, R. H.
AU - Karmody, C. S.
AU - Fried, M. P.
AU - Speth, R.
PY - 1982/1/1
Y1 - 1982/1/1
N2 - Most polypi are small sessile lesions attached to the free edges of the true vocal cords. Their usual presenting symptom is hoarseness. Polypi may reach a large size and these can present with choking spells, stridor, and dyspnea. Occasionally, when the attachment is stalk-like, symptoms may be intermittent as the polyp flips into and out of the glottis. Although the potentially large size of laryngeal polypi is often mentioned, only a few of these cases have been reported. In this paper we describe two cases of gigantic laryngeal polypi, both of which presented with total obstruction of the airway.
AB - Most polypi are small sessile lesions attached to the free edges of the true vocal cords. Their usual presenting symptom is hoarseness. Polypi may reach a large size and these can present with choking spells, stridor, and dyspnea. Occasionally, when the attachment is stalk-like, symptoms may be intermittent as the polyp flips into and out of the glottis. Although the potentially large size of laryngeal polypi is often mentioned, only a few of these cases have been reported. In this paper we describe two cases of gigantic laryngeal polypi, both of which presented with total obstruction of the airway.
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U2 - 10.1017/S0022215100092379
DO - 10.1017/S0022215100092379
M3 - Article
C2 - 7057086
AN - SCOPUS:0020025524
SN - 0022-2151
VL - 96
SP - 167
EP - 172
JO - Journal of Laryngology and Otology
JF - Journal of Laryngology and Otology
IS - 2
ER -