PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Petkar, Nadeem AU - Georgalas, Christos AU - Bhattacharyya, Abir TI - High-Rising Epiglottis in Children: Should It Cause Concern? AID - 10.3122/jabfm.2007.05.060212 DP - 2007 Sep 01 TA - The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine PG - 495--496 VI - 20 IP - 5 4099 - http://www.jabfm.org/content/20/5/495.short 4100 - http://www.jabfm.org/content/20/5/495.full SO - J Am Board Fam Med2007 Sep 01; 20 AB - An omega-shaped epiglottis is frequently associated with laryngomalacia. However, an elongated high-rising epiglottis can represent a normal variation of the larynx in a majority of pediatric patients. It is important to consider this in a healthy child with no complaints apart from the sensation of a foreign body in throat. This will avoid triggering any unnecessary investigation or treatment. An elongated epiglottis projecting in the oropharynx can appear as a foreign body and be a source of anxiety for the parents as well as the unaware family practitioner. We present such a case, with a brief discussion of the pediatric larynx and the omega-shaped epiglottis.