Nell’immagine si vede un particolare dell’intervento di asportazione di una cisti sottomucosa della corda vocale sinistra condizionante disfonia. La mucosa della corda vocale è stata incisa, scollata dalla sottostante cisti e ribaltata. L’intervento è stato effettuato in microlaringoscopia diretta in sospensione.
Bambino affetto da cisti preauricolare (primo arco branchiale) infetta. Posteriormente alla cisti, davanti alla radice dell’elice, è possibile osservare lo sbocco del tramite fistoloso.
Cisti del dotto tireoglosso infetta di un bambino di 2 years. Nella maggior parte dei casi, la cisti del dotto tireoglosso si presenta come una massa teso-elastica, indolente, mediana del collo. Può andare incontro a sovrainfezione e raramente può essere sede di tumori di origine tiroidea.
In genere la cisti del dotto tireoglosso viene studiata con ecografia, risonanza magnetica e spesso anche con agoaspirato. La diagnosi é meno frequente in età pediatrica.
Il caso della foto é di un bambino di 2 anni la cui diagnosi é stata fatta dopo accesso in PS per sovrainfezione della cisti. Inizialmente era stato concordato di procrastinare l’intervento fino ai 3-4 anni ma il bambino ha avuto plurimi episodi di infezione nonostante drenaggio del pus ed adeguata terapia antibiotica.
É stato quindi effettuato l’intervento all’età di due anni e mezzo asportando, come da tecnica, oltre alla cisti anche il residuo del dotto e il segmento centrale dell’osso ioide con risoluzione della problematica.
In patients with scialolitiasi (Salivary gland calculi) submandibular gland can evaluate excision of Transoral route calculation (through the mouth). The procedure can be performed in most cases under local anesthesia. Continue reading
The autoimmune disease systemic Vasculitis Churg Strauss is associated with the presence of anti-neutrophil (antineutrophil cytoplasm antibodies-TERI Weigel) that may have lead to severe asthma, fever, Eosinophilic, renal and cardiac insufficiency, peripheral neuropathy; many patients develop pulmonary infiltrates, sinusitis, hypertension, abdominal pain, diarrhea, skin lesions (Purple, subcutaneous nodules).
L & #8217; asthma is the presenting symptom in most patients.
ENT evaluation can demonstrate the presence of rhinitis and nasal polyps framing stage.
The role of & #8217; Otolaryngologist may be important to clarify the diagnosis due to nasal polypoid growths of endometrial biopsy and #8217;: quick and safe outpatient procedure.
The ENT specialist will have to try and treat symptomatic therapy nasal problems and treating any complications. Surgical approaches to sinusitis should be evaluated very carefully given the greater tendency to recurrence of polyps in these patients and given the Comorbidities dates from the same disease.
For acute tonsillitis means inflammation of the pharyngeal tonsils, often associated with inflammation of the tonsils and adenoids retrolinguali in a context of pharyngitis.
In the first years of life are mainly viral while from 5-6 years are predominantly bacterial. Continue reading
The Rendu-Osler-Weber Syndrome is a rare genetic disease with autosomal dominant leading to Dysplasia of blood which makes them more fragile with bleeding tendency.
It is also called hereditary hemorrhagic telengectasia (hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia [HHT]). Continue reading
The laryngomalacia is a congenital disorder characterized by flaccidity of laryngeal cartilages and in particular of the epiglottis that tends to “curl up” and to replicate themselves inside during inspiration. This phenomenon causes an inspiratory stridor also very strong which tends to alarm the parents. Occasionally the laryngomalacia is able to clog the Airways causing a real shortness of breath.
Despite being a congenital stridor problem generally begins after 4-6 weeks, worst progressively up to 6-8 months and tend to resolve spontaneously after the 2 years.
Only rarely is necessary a surgical procedure.
The laryngeal Papillomatosis is a disease caused by viruses belonging to the family of Papovaviridae (HPV) mainly 6 and 11 which is characterized by the appearance of papillary lesions laryngeal mucosa morphology exophytic lesions, characterized by high rate of recurrence after treatment.
The main location of the disease is laryngeal level, the lesions are seen less frequently throughout the aero-digestive tract.
The disease is characterized by recurrent clinical course, time-varying, ranging from spontaneous resolutions up to multiple relapses over periods of wellness 20 years.
And’ a benign disease, However, associated with high morbidity for possible wide diffusion the Airways, for the recurrent and trend for malignant transformation even though infrequent. Continue reading
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