{Reference Type}: Case Reports
{Title}: Vallecular Cyst: Reminder of a Rare Cause of Stridor and Failure to Thrive in Infants.
{Author}: Alnaimi A;Abushahin A;Alnaimi A;Abushahin A;
{Journal}: Cureus
{Volume}: 13
{Issue}: 11
{Year}: Nov 2021
暂无{DOI}: 10.7759/cureus.19692
{Abstract}: The vallecular cyst is a rare cause of stridor, respiratory distress, and failure to thrive in infants. Large vallecular cysts may present with serious complications such as life-threatening airway obstruction. This report is of an infant who presented with stridor and failure to thrive. The patient's condition was diagnosed as the presence of a vallecular cyst using flexible laryngoscopy. The vallecular cyst was successfully managed using endoscopic marsupialization. After the procedure, the patient was asymptomatic and dramatically gained weight within a few months. This case report serves as a reminder for clinicians to consider vallecular cysts as a differential diagnosis of stridor and failure to thrive in infants. It also emphasizes that early diagnosis and management lead to favorable clinical outcomes.