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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Petkar, Nadeem
• Georgalas, Christos
• Bhattacharyya, Abir

Titel

High-rising epiglottis in children: should it cause concern?

Ist Teil von

• Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine, 2007-09, Vol.20 (5), p.495

Ort / Verlag

United States

Erscheinungsjahr

2007

Link zum Volltext

Quelle

MEDLINE

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• An omega-shaped epiglottis is frequently associated with laryngomalacia. However, an elongated high-rising epiglottis can represent a normal variation of the larynx in a majority of pediatric patients. It is important to consider this in a healthy child with no complaints apart from the sensation of a foreign body in throat. This will avoid triggering any unnecessary investigation or treatment. An elongated epiglottis projecting in the oropharynx can appear as a foreign body and be a source of anxiety for the parents as well as the unaware family practitioner. We present such a case, with a brief discussion of the pediatric larynx and the omega-shaped epiglottis.