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Laryngocoele

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This is an uncommon disorder which may be found in players of wind instruments.

High pressure within the larynx pushes laryngeal mucosa through the thyrohyoid membrane resulting in a reducible, tense mass in the neck. The mass recurrs on sneezing or blowing the nose.


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