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01-10-2017 | Clinical Conundrum
Unusual Cause of Dysphagia in a Post-Stroke Patient
Authors:
So-Hyun Kwon, Han Gil Seo
Published in:
Dysphagia
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Issue 5/2017
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Abstract
Vallecular cysts are formed when the duct of a mucous gland or lingual tonsillar crypt is dilated owing to obstruction from inflammation, irritation, or trauma. Small cysts are usually asymptomatic; however, cyst growth results in dysphagia, odynophagia, and acute airway complications. As complete transoral laser excision of a vallecular cyst often results in cyst resolution and improved symptoms, proper diagnosis and management of vallecular lesions are important. We describe the evaluation and treatment of a 53-year-old man with a history of intracerebral hemorrhage in the left basal ganglia who presented with dysphagia caused by a vallecular cyst.