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Laryngomucocele as an unusual late complication of subtotal laryngectomy: Case report

We report an unusual case of laryngomucocele occurring after subtotal laryngectomy. Laryngoceles generally have a congenital origin in a long-preexisting saccule, and their association with laryngeal carcinoma is well known. Laryngocele is usually favored by the increase of intraglottic pressure caused by the laryngeal carcinoma. However, an iatrogenic secondary laryngomucocele occurring after a surgical procedure is uncommon. We report in detail the physiopathologic conditions leading to the creation of this lesion.

KEY WORDS -- laryngeal carcinoma, laryngomucocele, subtotal laryngectomy.

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The dilatation of the laryngeal ventricle, for which the term "laryngocele" was first ...

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