title: Repair of laryngotracheoesophageal cleft using interposition of a strap muscle.
abstract: Two  children with laryngotracheoesophageal clefts were operated with success. In one case the cleft resulted from trauma. The second case was of  congenital origin and had been operated twice previously. Interposition of the sternohyoid muscle was an important adjuct contributing to success in repair.
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005402:Fistula / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007818:Laryngeal Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D009132:Muscles / Q000601:surgery*; D012137:Respiratory System / Q000601:surgery; D014138:Tracheoesophageal Fistula / Q000601:surgery*