Infant with a sudden, large, post-extubation subglottic cyst

Acquired subglottic cyst in infancy is almost always associated with episodes of early life intubation. Most cases typically presented late, usually days to months after extubation. We report a case of a subglottic cyst with different presentation than the norm. This case highlights that subglottic...

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Main Authors:	Asha'ari, Zamzil Amin, Yusof, Suhaimi, Fadzil, Ahmad, Zihni, Muhammad
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Universiti Sains Malaysia 2012
Subjects:	RF Otorhinolaryngology
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/26066/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/26066/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/26066/1/subglottic_cyst.pdf

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spelling	iium-260662016-10-20T04:31:11Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/26066/ Infant with a sudden, large, post-extubation subglottic cyst Asha'ari, Zamzil Amin Yusof, Suhaimi Fadzil, Ahmad Zihni, Muhammad RF Otorhinolaryngology Acquired subglottic cyst in infancy is almost always associated with episodes of early life intubation. Most cases typically presented late, usually days to months after extubation. We report a case of a subglottic cyst with different presentation than the norm. This case highlights that subglottic cyst can present acutely, and rapidly enlarging soon after the airway extubation. As the management of a large subglottic cyst can be challenging, a close observation for early diagnosis and intervention are recommended post extubation in the high-risk cases, such as in the premature infant. Universiti Sains Malaysia 2012-10 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/26066/1/subglottic_cyst.pdf Asha'ari, Zamzil Amin and Yusof, Suhaimi and Fadzil, Ahmad and Zihni, Muhammad (2012) Infant with a sudden, large, post-extubation subglottic cyst. Malaysian Journal of Medical Sciences , 19 (4). pp. 85-88. ISSN 1394-195X http://ernd.usm.my/journal/journal/CR5.pdf
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description	Acquired subglottic cyst in infancy is almost always associated with episodes of early life intubation. Most cases typically presented late, usually days to months after extubation. We report a case of a subglottic cyst with different presentation than the norm. This case highlights that subglottic cyst can present acutely, and rapidly enlarging soon after the airway extubation. As the management of a large subglottic cyst can be challenging, a close observation for early diagnosis and intervention are recommended post extubation in the high-risk cases, such as in the premature infant.
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author	Asha'ari, Zamzil Amin Yusof, Suhaimi Fadzil, Ahmad Zihni, Muhammad
author_facet	Asha'ari, Zamzil Amin Yusof, Suhaimi Fadzil, Ahmad Zihni, Muhammad
author_sort	Asha'ari, Zamzil Amin
title	Infant with a sudden, large, post-extubation subglottic cyst
title_short	Infant with a sudden, large, post-extubation subglottic cyst
title_full	Infant with a sudden, large, post-extubation subglottic cyst
title_fullStr	Infant with a sudden, large, post-extubation subglottic cyst
title_full_unstemmed	Infant with a sudden, large, post-extubation subglottic cyst
title_sort	infant with a sudden, large, post-extubation subglottic cyst
publisher	Universiti Sains Malaysia
publishDate	2012
url	http://irep.iium.edu.my/26066/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/26066/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/26066/1/subglottic_cyst.pdf
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Infant with a sudden, large, post-extubation subglottic cyst

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