Bifid epiglottis: a case report.
Bifid epiglottis is a rare congenital laryngeal anomaly, usually associated with multiple congenital anomalies which include digital anomalies and hypothalamic pituitary dysfunction manifesting as growth retardation. A case is presented of a 2-year-old child with this picture in whom the bifid epiglottis prolapsed over the laryngeal inlet to cause inspiratory airway obstruction. Corrective surgery was not successful and eventually a partial epiglottectomy was required.
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Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital, Rondebosch, Cape Town, South Africa.
D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple; D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004825:Epiglottis / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery*; D006130:Growth Disorders; D006801:Humans; D007818:Laryngeal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D007828:Laryngoscopy; D008297:Male