Type IV laryngotracheoesophageal clefts -- recent 5 year experience at Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children.
This article summarises a 5 year experience of type IV laryngotracheoesophageal clefts from Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London. We present six infants who had type IV clefts, two of whom are long-term survivors, and we review the literature. The recognition of specific complicating issues may lead to a standardised approach, which can result in successful repair and long-term survival. Increased awareness of the condition and early diagnosis combined with aggressive, planned surgical intervention in centres of paediatric expertise should result in a significant reduction of current mortality.
Shehab
Z P
ZP
Manchester Children's Hospital-Booth Hall, Charlestown Road, Blackley, Manchester M9 2DD, UK. zpshehab@hotmail.com
Bailey
C M
CM
D000013:Congenital Abnormalities / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery; D004947:Esophagus / Q000002:abnormalities*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007830:Larynx / Q000002:abnormalities*; D008297:Male; D013997:Time Factors; D014132:Trachea / Q000002:abnormalities*