TY - JOUR
T1 - VIII
T2 - Congenital laryngeal cleft
AU - Delahunty, J. E.
AU - Cherry, Jerrie
PY - 1969/2
Y1 - 1969/2
N2 - Congenital laryngeal cleft is a rare anomaly. It is suggested, however, that the limited number of cases to be found in the literature may, in part, result from a failure to identify the lesion. The clinical picture is characteristically that of a newborn with respiratory difficulties associated with feeding, and excess mucus. The differential diagnosis consists primarily of tracheo-esophageal fistula and bilateral choanal atresia. The cleft may involve the cricoid cartilage without extending into the tracheo-esophageal septum and the difficulties associated with establishing the diagnosis in such cases are stressed. The treatment is surgical, and the fourth case so far reported in the literature to have undergone successful surgery is included in this series of congenital laryngeal clefts.
AB - Congenital laryngeal cleft is a rare anomaly. It is suggested, however, that the limited number of cases to be found in the literature may, in part, result from a failure to identify the lesion. The clinical picture is characteristically that of a newborn with respiratory difficulties associated with feeding, and excess mucus. The differential diagnosis consists primarily of tracheo-esophageal fistula and bilateral choanal atresia. The cleft may involve the cricoid cartilage without extending into the tracheo-esophageal septum and the difficulties associated with establishing the diagnosis in such cases are stressed. The treatment is surgical, and the fourth case so far reported in the literature to have undergone successful surgery is included in this series of congenital laryngeal clefts.
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U2 - 10.1177/000348946907800108
DO - 10.1177/000348946907800108
M3 - Article
C2 - 5763194
AN - SCOPUS:0014468445
SN - 0003-4894
VL - 78
SP - 96
EP - 106
JO - Annals of Otology, Rhinology & Laryngology
JF - Annals of Otology, Rhinology & Laryngology
IS - 1
ER -