title: Congenital laryngeal anomalies.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  It is essential for clinicians to understand issues relevant to the airway management of infants and to be cognizant of the fact that infants with congenital laryngeal anomalies are at particular risk for an unstable airway.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To familiarize clinicians with issues relevant to the airway management of infants and to present a succinct description of the diagnosis and management of an array of congenital laryngeal anomalies.
  
  
  METHODS
  Revision article, in which the main aspects concerning airway management of infants will be analyzed.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  It is critical for clinicians to understand issues relevant to the airway management of infants.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, USA. Electronic address: mike.rutter@cchmc.org.
authors.forename: Michael J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Rutter
mesh_terms: D003560:Cysts / Q000151:congenital; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000151:congenital; D006801:Humans; D007818:Laryngeal Diseases / Q000151:congenital*; D007822:Laryngeal Neoplasms / Q000151:congenital; D055092:Laryngomalacia / Q000151:congenital; D007829:Laryngostenosis / Q000151:congenital; D007830:Larynx / Q000002:abnormalities*; D014826:Vocal Cord Paralysis / Q000151:congenital
keywords: Anomalias congênitas da laringe; Congenital laryngeal anomalies; Difficult intubation; Estenose subglótica; Intubação difícil; Laringomalacia; Laryngomalacia; Paralisia das cordas vocais; Subglottic stenosis; Vocal fold paralysis