Laryngeal saccule

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The laryngeal saccule is a mucosa-lined pouch that arises from the anterior aspect of the roof of the laryngeal ventricle. It is most prominent in newborns but involutes during childhood.

Relations

medial: false vocal cords
lateral: thyroid cartilage

Related pathology

Dilatation of the laryngeal saccule is known as a laryngocele.