A 72-year-old man presented to the clinic with a 3-week history of anterior left neck pain. He described constant discomfort since eating fish a few weeks prior. He recalled pain at the time of eating, and felt he had ingested a fish bone.
There was no dysphagia, dyspnoea or haemoptysis on presentation. He had a medical history of type II diabetes mellitus, with no previous Ear, Nose and Throat issues.
Examination of the neck and oropharynx was normal. There were no palpable nodes or masses. Flexible nasendoscopy demonstrated a normal larynx. A lateral X-ray of the neck was arranged and showed no foreign body.
He was treated with simple analgesia and antacid, with a plan to review in 1 week.
He was reviewed and again examination and nasendoscopy were normal. CT scan revealed a traumatic laryngocoele at the left piriform sinus (figures 1 and 2).
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