TY - JOUR
T1 - Congenital subglottic cyst
T2 - a rare cause for sudden airway compromise in a newborn
AU - Last, Samuel Peter
AU - Patterson, Heather Isabel
AU - Hauser, Neil
AU - Vijayasekaran, Shyan
PY - 2023/2/9
Y1 - 2023/2/9
N2 - A full-term infant developed stridor, respiratory distress and hypercarbia shortly after birth requiring urgent airway intervention. The patient underwent urgent intubation via rigid bronchoscopy. The diagnosis of congenital subglottic cyst was made. The cyst was decompressed and the patient was extubated the following day. On repeat laryngoscopy 1 month later, there was no residual disease and the patient remained symptom free. Congenital subglottic cysts are extremely rare and the diagnosis can be either missed or misdiagnosed with more common causes of stridor, such as laryngomalacia. Subglottic cysts may cause total airway obstruction and even death if they are large enough and not treated immediately.
AB - A full-term infant developed stridor, respiratory distress and hypercarbia shortly after birth requiring urgent airway intervention. The patient underwent urgent intubation via rigid bronchoscopy. The diagnosis of congenital subglottic cyst was made. The cyst was decompressed and the patient was extubated the following day. On repeat laryngoscopy 1 month later, there was no residual disease and the patient remained symptom free. Congenital subglottic cysts are extremely rare and the diagnosis can be either missed or misdiagnosed with more common causes of stridor, such as laryngomalacia. Subglottic cysts may cause total airway obstruction and even death if they are large enough and not treated immediately.
KW - Anaesthesia
KW - Congenital disorders
KW - Ear, nose and throat
KW - Otolaryngology / ENT
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85147783820&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1136/bcr-2022-253750
DO - 10.1136/bcr-2022-253750
M3 - Review article
C2 - 36759040
AN - SCOPUS:85147783820
SN - 1757-790X
VL - 16
JO - BMJ Case Reports
JF - BMJ Case Reports
IS - 2
M1 - e253750
ER -