title: [Variants and early symptoms of congenital diseases of larynx and trachea].
abstract: Congenital laryngeal and tracheal anomalies found in 1980-1995 in 91 children consisted of vascular tumors, laryngeal membranes, laryngeal cartilage anomaly, tracheomalacia, laryngeal papillomatosis, cysts, stridor (36.2%, 16.5%, 13.2%, 3.3%, 13.2%, 5.5%, 9.9%, respectively). Other causes are responsible for the defects in 2.2% of cases. Early symptoms of the above diseases are detailed. This information contributes to valid preliminary diagnosis and to optimal planning of further examination and treatment.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Reconstruction Surgery of Larynx and Trachea for Children, MMA of IM Sechenov, Moscow.
authors.forename: D G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Chireshkin
authors.forename: I V
authors.initials: IV
authors.lastname: Maslova
authors.forename: E K
authors.initials: EK
authors.lastname: Onufrieva
authors.forename: I L
authors.initials: IL
authors.lastname: Soldatskii
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007818:Laryngeal Diseases / Q000151:congenital* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D007830:Larynx / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D014132:Trachea / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000473:pathology; D014133:Tracheal Diseases / Q000151:congenital* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology