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• TITLE: Emergency Airway Obstruction in Newborn Due to Congenital Saccular Cyst

  AUTHORS: Itzhak Braverman, Galit Avior, Michael Feldman, Andrei Gubarev, Ronnie Stein, Hakeem Abu Ras, Abdel-Rauf Zeina

  KEYWORDS: Sacullar Cyst; Airway Obstruction; Obstructive Sleep Apnea; Congenital Laryngeal Cysts

  JOURNAL NAME: International Journal of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery, Vol.2 No.1, January 18, 2013

  ABSTRACT: Laryngeal cyst causing neonatal airway obstruction during labor is a very rare condition [1]. Congenital laryngeal cysts are a rare cause of neonatal airway obstruction. Traditionally, these cysts have been treated surgically by endoscopic excision or marsupialization. However, the cyst often extends beyond the larynx. We describe a case of a newborn that, during delivery, became cyanotic due to airway obstruction and respiratory distress. To the best of our knowledge this is the first report of a saccular cyst obstructing airway during birth prior to intubation. The immediate and late treatments together with a literature review are described.