Laryngocele
- Air-filled dilation of the appendix of the ventricle, communicates with laryngeal lumen
- Congenital or acquired
- Types:
- External: through thyrohyoid membrane
- Internal
- Combined
- Treatment:
- Marsupialization
- Marsupialization
- Occurs in musicians playing with air-blown instruments.
- The swelling is resonant, compressible and increases in size with coughing and blowing.
