{Reference Type}: Case Reports
{Title}: Laryngeal debridement: an alternative treatment for a laryngopyocele presenting with severe airway obstruction.
{Author}: Fraser L;Pittore B;Frampton S;Brennan P;Puxeddu R;
{Journal}: Acta Otorhinolaryngol Ital
{Volume}: 31
{Issue}: 2
{Year}: Apr 2011
{Factor}: 2.618
{DOI}: 
{Abstract}: The laryngocele is an abnormal saccular dilatation of the ventricle of Morgagni, which maintains its communication with the laryngeal vestibule. Three types of laryngoceles have been described: internal, external, and combined or mixed in relation to the position of the sac with respect to the thyrohyoid membrane. If the laryngocele becomes obstructed and infected it leads to the so-called laryngopyocele which, although a rare disease (8% of laryngoceles), can become an emergency causing severe airway obstruction needing urgent management, even tracheostomy. An alternative method is presented of emergency management of an internal laryngopyocele causing severe airway obstruction using a laryngeal microdebrider and avoiding tracheostomy.