TITLE:
Clinical Photograph: “A Third Arythenoid?”
AUTHORS:
Itzhak Braverman, Yuri Pastuhov
KEYWORDS:
Arythenoid; Hyoid Bone; Anatomic Variation; Larynx
JOURNAL NAME:
International Journal of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery,
Vol.3 No.1,
January
16,
2014
ABSTRACT:
A case of
anatomical variation of the hyoid bone in a girl is presented. Over-extended
bending of the elongated and curved right side of the hyoid bone, may project
to the lumen of the supraglottic area as the patient presented. She had a
foreign body sensation in her throat, and on fiber optic laryngeal examination, a bulge’s appearance as a “third arythenoid”
was seen. We present the clinical finding and the picture of a “third arythenoid” with literature review.