Minor congenital laryngeal clefts: diagnosis and classification

B Benjamin, A Inglis - Annals of Otology, Rhinology & …, 1989 - journals.sagepub.com
Cleft larynx is a rare congenital anomaly. Detection of an unsuspected minor cleft may be
difficult, but the pediatric laryngologist should suspect the possibility of cleft larynx from the …

Laryngeal cleft: evaluation and management

DR Johnston, K Watters, LR Ferrari… - International journal of …, 2014 - Elsevier
Objectives Review the latest diagnostic and treatment modalities for laryngeal and
laryngotracheoesophageal clefts as they can be a major cause of respiratory and feeding …

The presentation and management of laryngeal cleft: a 10-year experience

R Rahbar, I Rouillon, G Roger, A Lin… - … –Head & Neck …, 2006 - jamanetwork.com
Objective To review the presentation and associated congenital abnormalities of laryngeal
cleft and present guidelines for its evaluation and management. Design A 10-year …

Management of the cleft larynx and tracheoesophageal clefts

JNG Evans - Annals of Otology, Rhinology & Laryngology, 1985 - journals.sagepub.com
The anomaly of posterior laryngeal cleft and the more extensive laryngotracheoesophageal
cleft is extremely rare. Twenty-one cases of cleft larynx are reviewed. A new, simpler …

Laryngeal and laryngotracheoesophageal clefts: role of early surgical repair

CM Myer III, DK Holmes, RT Cotton… - Annals of Otology …, 1990 - journals.sagepub.com
An uncommon congenital anomaly of the developing aerodigestive tract is the congenital
laryngeal cleft and its extension, the congenital laryngotracheoesophageal (LTE) cleft …

Type I posterior laryngeal clefts

DS Parsons, FE Stivers, DR Giovanetto… - The …, 1998 - Wiley Online Library
Posterior laryngeal clefts (PLCs) are described in the literature as rare laryngeal
abnormalities. The authors believe type I clefts are much more common than previously …

Management of posterior laryngeal and laryngotracheoesophageal clefts

KL Evans, R Courteney-Harris, CM Bailey… - … –Head & Neck …, 1995 - jamanetwork.com
Objective: To review the clinical features, associated congenital abnormalities,
management, and morbidity of infants presenting with posterior laryngeal and …

Diagnosis and management of type 1 laryngeal cleft

K Watters, J Russell - International journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology, 2003 - Elsevier
Posterior laryngeal clefts have been reported as exceptionally rare congenital anomalies.
We demonstrate that type 1 posterior laryngeal clefts are more common than previously …

Type 1 laryngeal cleft: establishing a functional diagnostic and management algorithm

W Chien, J Ashland, K Haver, SC Hardy… - International journal of …, 2006 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVES: To report our experience with all patients diagnosed with type 1 laryngeal
cleft over a period of 3 years in our referral practice and to describe a functional diagnostic …

Laryngo-tracheo-oesophageal clefts

N Leboulanger, EN Garabédian - Orphanet journal of rare diseases, 2011 - Springer
A laryngo-tracheo-esophageal cleft (LC) is a congenital malformation characterized by an
abnormal, posterior, sagittal communication between the larynx and the pharynx, possibly …