[Atresia of the larynx, a rare cause of postnatal respiratory distress (author's transl)].
An infraglottic atresia of the larynx with normally developed vocal cords necessitated postnatally an emergency tracheotomy after intubation attempts had failed. Laryngeal atresia is a very rare malformation. As in our example, it is in most cases accompanied by a tracheo-hypopharyngeal fistula which has to be interpreted ontogenetically. The survival chances of the newborn with this malformation are generally very poor.
D001344:Autopsy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007830:Larynx / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000473:pathology; D012127:Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Newborn / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology
Die Kehlkopfatresie, eine seltene Ursache postnataler Atemnot.