title: Type IV laryngotracheoesophageal cleft repair by a new combination of lateral thoraco-cervical and laryngoscopic approaches.
abstract: Type IV laryngotracheoesophageal cleft (LTEC) is a rare congenital anomaly that is associated with high morbidity and mortality despite various forms of surgical repair. This article presents our strategy for surgical management of type IV LTECs using a combination of lateral thoraco-cervical and laryngoscopic approaches.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Kanagawa Children's Medical Center, 2-138-4 Mutsukawa, Minami-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 232-8555, Japan, kmochizuki@kcmc.jp.
authors.forename: Kyoko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mochizuki
authors.forename: Masato
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shinkai
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Take
authors.forename: Norihiko
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kitagawa
authors.forename: Hidehito
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Usui
authors.forename: Fumio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Asano
authors.forename: Hisayuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Miyagi
authors.forename: Kouji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Fukumoto
mesh_terms: D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple / Q000601:surgery*; D000013:Congenital Abnormalities / Q000601:surgery*; D004947:Esophagus / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007828:Laryngoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D007830:Larynx / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D013908:Thoracotomy / Q000379:methods*; D014132:Trachea / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000601:surgery; D014138:Tracheoesophageal Fistula / Q000601:surgery*; D014139:Tracheostomy / Q000379:methods; D016896:Treatment Outcome
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