A laryngocele is a congenital anomalous

air sac Air sacs are spaces within an organism where there is the constant presence of air. Among modern animals, birds possess the most air sacs (9–11), with their extinct dinosaurian relatives showing a great increase in the pneumatization (presence ...

communicating with the cavity of the

larynx The larynx (), commonly called the voice box, is an organ in the top of the neck involved in breathing, producing sound and protecting the trachea against food aspiration. The opening of larynx into pharynx known as the laryngeal inlet is about ...

, which may bulge outward on the neck. It may also be acquired, as seen in glassblowers, due to continual forced expiration producing increased pressures in the larynx which leads to dilatation of the laryngeal ventricle ( sinus of Morgagni). It is also seen in people with chronic obstructive airway disease.

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{{Congenital malformations and deformations of respiratory system Human head and neck Congenital disorders of respiratory system