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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
12
pubmed:dateCreated
2005-11-18
pubmed:abstractText
Hemangioma of the upper aerodigestive tract is a rarely reported occurrence in the pediatric literature. To date, there have been three published case reports of postcricoid hemangiomas contributing to unexplained dysphagia and respiratory distress. We present three children with a history of swallowing difficulty and stridor who were found to have an occult postcricoid mass. Valsalva maneuvers confirmed the suspicion of a vascular malformation in both patients. Transoral laser therapy (KTP and CO2) was used to ablate the lesions. The patients are symptom-free at 5 months, 5 years, and 2 weeks, respectively. The diagnostic challenge in evaluating these children and the therapeutic choices are described.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0165-5876
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
69
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1697-701
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:15961166-Bronchoscopy, pubmed-meshheading:15961166-Child, pubmed-meshheading:15961166-Child, Preschool, pubmed-meshheading:15961166-Cricoid Cartilage, pubmed-meshheading:15961166-Deglutition Disorders, pubmed-meshheading:15961166-Disease-Free Survival, pubmed-meshheading:15961166-Female, pubmed-meshheading:15961166-Head-Down Tilt, pubmed-meshheading:15961166-Hemangioma, pubmed-meshheading:15961166-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:15961166-Infant, pubmed-meshheading:15961166-Laryngeal Neoplasms, pubmed-meshheading:15961166-Laryngoscopy, pubmed-meshheading:15961166-Laser Therapy, pubmed-meshheading:15961166-Magnetic Resonance Imaging, pubmed-meshheading:15961166-Male, pubmed-meshheading:15961166-Neoplasm Recurrence, Local, pubmed-meshheading:15961166-Respiratory Sounds, pubmed-meshheading:15961166-Treatment Outcome, pubmed-meshheading:15961166-Valsalva Maneuver
pubmed:year
2005
pubmed:articleTitle
Pediatric postcricoid vascular malformation: a diagnostic and treatment challenge.
pubmed:affiliation
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Division of Pediatric Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, 3333 Burnet Avenue ML 2018, Cincinnati, OH 45229-3039, USA. karen.zur@cchmc.org
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports