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Nasal polyposis: unusual indication for tracheostomy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 March 2006

Swati Kumar ,
Eslam Osman ,
Jonathan A. J. Deans  and
John Scally
Swati Kumar
Affiliation:
Departments of Otolaryngology Leighton Hospital, Crewe, UK.
Eslam Osman
Affiliation:
Departments of Otolaryngology Leighton Hospital, Crewe, UK.
Jonathan A. J. Deans
Affiliation:
Departments of Otolaryngology Leighton Hospital, Crewe, UK.
John Scally
Affiliation:
Department of Radiology, Leighton Hospital, Crewe, UK.
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Abstract

A rare case of nasal polyposis requiring urgent tracheostomy is reported. A70-year-old male presented to the hospital with stridor. He had a 10-year history of nasal obstruction. A large proliferative mass was found to be occupying both the nasal cavities. An emergency tracheostomy and biopsy of the lesion was performed. A computerized axial scan (CT) demonstrated that the lesion occupied the pharynx reaching up to the laryngeal inlet. To our knowledge this is the first case reported in the literature. Upper airway obstruction from nasal polypsis uncommon but can cause significant morbidity if not appropriately managed.

Keywords

Nasal PolypsTracheostomyTomography X-ray ComputedRespiratory sounds Stridor
Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 118 , Issue 4 , April 2004 , pp. 305 - 306
Copyright
© Royal Society of Medicine Press Limited 2004

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