Endoscopic treatment of a laryngeal cleft: Case report and literature review
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Keywords
Posterior laryngeal cleft, swallowing disorder, aspiration pneumonia, endoscopic treatment
Abstract
The posterior laryngeal clefts are congenital anomalies of the larynx of low incidence that comprise the interaritenoid region or the cricoid lamina. In case of extending to the trachea they are called laryngo-tracheo-esophagic clefts. Its clinic is non-specific and should be suspected in any child with swallowing disorder and aspiration pneumonia. We present a case of an endoscopically treated laryngeal cleft type 2.
