Review Article

Treatment of Laryngoceles: What Is the Progress over the Last Two Decades?

Table 2

Surgical treatment of 63 combined and internal laryngoceles.

Type of laryngoceleTreatment Specific type of surgery

Combined = 29External = 25Transthyrohyoid membrane approach = 17
Thyrotomy with resection of the upper thyroid cartilage = 4
V-shaped thyrotomy = 4
Endolaryngeal = 4Microlaryngoscopic CO2 laser resection = 3
Endoscopic robotic surgery = 1

Internal = 42External = 9Transthyrohyoid membrane approach = 1
V-shaped thyrotomy = 8
Endolaryngeal = 31Microlaryngoscopic CO2 laser resection = 24
Microlaryngoscopic resection using cold instruments = 2
Marsupialization = 5