• Pediatric emergency care · Nov 2024

    Case Reports

    Neck Point-of-Care Ultrasound for the Identification of Tongue-Base Cysts in Infants With Stridor: A Case Series.

    • Keiichi Tomita, Shunsuke Nosaka, Koushin Kuroki, Goro Koinuma, Noriko Morimoto, Akira Ishiguro, and Satoko Uematsu.
    • Center for Postgraduate Education and Training.
    • Pediatr Emerg Care. 2024 Nov 1; 40 (11): 825827825-827.

    AbstractTongue-base cysts, which are occasionally categorized as vallecular cysts, are a rare yet potentially life-threatening cause of stridor in pediatric patients. Studies reporting the use of point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) to identify tongue-base cysts are lacking. We present the case series of four infants in whom tongue-base cysts were detected using neck POCUS.Copyright © 2024 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved.

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