Pharyngeal hairy polyps

Abstract It was aimed to report 5 cases of pharyngeal hairy polyps, and to summarize the characteristics combined with literature review. Five cases with pathological diagnosis of pharyngeal hair polyps were diagnosed and treated in our department from June, 2006 to October, 2016, and retrospective analysis of their clinical data was performed. Among the 5 cases, there were 1 male and 4 female, with the age of 2 days to 26 months old. After birth, these patients were accompanied by stridor, difficulty breathing, snoring, feeding difficulties, and slow weight gain. Gray mass in the stem original from the pharynx was found in all 5 cases, with the surface hair-covering. The polyp resections were performed under general anesthesia, with the complete removal of polyp along the pars basilaris during surgery smoothly. The operation during was 5 to 20 minute, with an average of 12 minute, and there was little hemorrhage during operation. Symptoms disappeared completely after the surgery, and follow-up was performed for 1 year without recurrence shown. Pharyngeal hairy polyp is a rare non-malignant clinical disease, mainly caused by symptoms in respiratory tract obstruction. Complete removal of polyps along the pars basilaris is an effective treatment, with no recurrence case reported after surgery.

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