TY - JOUR T1 - High-Rising Epiglottis in Children: Should It Cause Concern? JF - The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine JO - J Am Board Fam Med SP - 495 LP - 496 DO - 10.3122/jabfm.2007.05.060212 VL - 20 IS - 5 AU - Nadeem Petkar AU - Christos Georgalas AU - Abir Bhattacharyya Y1 - 2007/09/01 UR - http://www.jabfm.org/content/20/5/495.abstract N2 - 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. ER -