Laryngocele

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Laryngocele Classification and external resources
ICD-10	Q31.3
ICD-9	748.3
DiseasesDB	7271

Laryngocele refers to a congenital anomalous air sac communicating with the cavity of the larynx, which may bulge outward on the neck. ^[1]

It may also be acquired, seen in glassblowers due to continual forced expiration producing increased pressures in the larynx which leads to dilatation of the laryngeal ventricle. It is also seen in people with chronic obstructive airway disease.

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v • d • e Congenital malformations and deformations of respiratory system (Q30-Q34, 748) Upper respiratory tract Nose Choanal atresia Larynx Laryngocele - Laryngomalacia Lower respiratory tract Trachea and bronchus Tracheomalacia - Bronchomalacia - Mounier-Kuhn syndrome Lung Bronchiectasis - Pulmonary sequestration - Congenital cystic adenomatoid malformation see also non-congenital (J, 460-519)