Dyspnea and dysphagia in a child due to an antrochoanal polyp

A 3-year-old girl with complaints of dyspnea and dysphagia due to a huge antrochoanal polyp is presented. On examination of the left nostril a huge polyp occupying whole of the nostril was seen with mucoid discharge. It was so huge that it was reaching the laryngopharynx and causing dyspnea and dysp...

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Published inAuris, nasus, larynx Vol. 11; no. 1; p. 25
Main Authors Grewal, D S, Sharma, B K
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Netherlands 1984
Subjects
Child, Preschool
Deglutition Disorders - etiology
Dyspnea - etiology
Female
Humans
Nasal Polyps - diagnosis
Nasal Polyps - surgery
Pharyngeal Neoplasms - diagnosis
Pharyngeal Neoplasms - surgery
Polyps - diagnosis
Polyps - surgery
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Summary:A 3-year-old girl with complaints of dyspnea and dysphagia due to a huge antrochoanal polyp is presented. On examination of the left nostril a huge polyp occupying whole of the nostril was seen with mucoid discharge. It was so huge that it was reaching the laryngopharynx and causing dyspnea and dysphagia (11 cm in length and 3 cm in diameter). The tracheostomy was avoided by performing an emergency polypectomy.
ISSN:0385-8146
1879-1476
DOI:10.1016/S0385-8146(84)80014-0