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Agenesis of the epiglottis and false vocal folds with maxillary hypoplasia in an adult

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2006

Ki Hwan Hong  and
Yoon Soo Yang
Ki Hwan Hong
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Chonbuk National University, Medical School, Chonju, Chonbuk, 560-182, Korea.
Yoon Soo Yang
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Chonbuk National University, Medical School, Chonju, Chonbuk, 560-182, Korea.
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Abstract

Hypoplasia or absence of the epiglottis in an adult is a rarely reported congenital anomaly that usually occurs in association with congenital anomalies of other organ systems. Most epiglottic anomalies usually present in infancy and early childhood with respiratory and feeding problems and the affected individual dies shortly after birth due to multiple congenital anomalies. We present a case of congenital absence of the epiglottis and false vocal folds with hypoplastic maxillae in an adult.

Keywords

AbnormalitiesEpiglottisMaxillaAdult
Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 117 , Issue 11 , November 2003 , pp. 895 - 898
Copyright
© Royal Society of Medicine Press Limited 2003

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