Laryngotracheoesophageal cleft: the anterior approach.
Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol
; 86(5 Pt 1): 616-22, 1977.
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ABSTRACT
Laryngotracheoesophageal cleft was reported by Richter in 1792 after he examined an infant at autopsy and found a common lumen of esophagus and laryngotrachea. The next case was not noted until 1949 by Finlay. A recent review shows 40 cases in the world literature to date. Successful surgical approaches to some of these problems have basically employed a lateral pharyngotomy technique. In the case presented herein, the exact pathology was obscured by a severe tetralogy of Fallot and recurrent pneumonitis from a suspected high H-type tracheoesophageal fistula. The length of this cleft prompted an anterior approach with laryngo-fissure, cricoidotomy, and division of four tracheal rings for a complete and successful repair. Thorough endoscopy of all infants suspected of any laryngeal anomaly would yield an earlier diagnosis and opportunity for reconstruction of the cleft.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Enfermedades de la Laringe
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Fístula Traqueoesofágica
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Fístula
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Límite:
Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Newborn
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol
Año:
1977
Tipo del documento:
Article