title: Adult presentation of laryngeal cleft: Utility of the modified barium swallow study in diagnosis and management.
abstract: We present a case of laryngeal cleft in a 41-year-old man to illustrate the co-occurrence of laryngeal cleft and tracheoesophageal fistula. We advocate the use of the modified barium swallow study in the diagnosis of laryngeal cleft. We also review the advantages and limitations of the various diagnostic methods, as well as the potential for known tracheoesophageal fistula to mask laryngeal cleft. Finally, we discuss the importance of early identification of laryngeal cleft in the context of its potentially serious health implications.
authors.affiliation: Department of Inpatient Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Virginia Mason Hospital and Seattle Medical Center, 1100 Ninth Ave., Seattle, WA 98101. ghoudetcote@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Genevieve
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Houdet-Cote
authors.forename: Simon R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: McVaugh-Smock
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001466:Barium Sulfate; D000013:Congenital Abnormalities / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D003287:Contrast Media; D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000150:complications; D003680:Deglutition Disorders / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007828:Laryngoscopy; D007830:Larynx / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D014138:Tracheoesophageal Fistula / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media; D001466:Barium Sulfate