Abstract
Laryngocele remains rare in Japan, with just 14 cases—10 combined, 3 internal, and 1 unknown—reported in the Japanese literature.
We report a case of laryngocele in a 72-year-old woman seen for right submandibular swelling. Cervical x-ray and computed tomography (CT) showed an air-filled mass in the right upper neck and paraglottic space, suggested combined laryngocele. Following tracheotomy, the laryngocele was removed in an external approach. Such cases require prompt attention, however due to the possibility of respiratory distress developing from laryngeal edema.
