This case series aims to determine the optimal surgical approach for pediatric laryngeal saccular cysts. A retrospective chart review of patients who underwent surgical treatment for laryngeal saccular cysts was completed; 5 patients were diagnosed and surgically treated. Treatment approaches included aspiration, supraglottoplasty, injection of bleomycin, endoscopic subtotal resection (marsupialization with the laser or endoscopic instrumentation of the cyst), endoscopic extended subtotal excision (subtotal resection plus removal of false vocal fold with lasering or coblation of the inner cyst wall), and transcervical approaches for resection. Based on our outcomes, an endoscopic extended subtotal resection of the cyst will achieve the best outcomes for cysts confined to the larynx or for Type 1 cysts. A transcervical approach for resection of the cyst will achieve the best outcomes for Type 2 cysts that extend into the neck or are extralaryngeal.
Keywords: Laryngeal cyst; Pediatric otolaryngology; Recurrence; Saccular cysts; Stridor.
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