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Ann Thorac Surg 1989;48:292-294
© 1989 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

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Laryngotracheoesophageal cleft: Endoscopic diagnosis and surgical repair

MD W.Randolph Chitwood, Jr*, MD William S. Bost, Jr, Walter J Pories, MD, Marilyn A. Gowen, MD, Rita L. Saldahna, MD

Divisions of Cardiac Surgery, Pediatric Pulmonology, and Neonatology, East Carolina University School of Medicine, Greenville, North Carolina USA

Accepted for publication February 13, 1989.

* Address reprint requests to Dr Chitwood, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40536-0084.

The laryngotracheoesophageal cleft results from congenital nonfusion of the upper tracheoesophageal septum and cricod primordium. The diagnosis remains an endoscopic one and often is difficult to make in the neonate. This article describes a method for determining the diagnosis, as well as details of a successful surgical repair.






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