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Case Report

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1995;38(5):719-724. Published online May 15, 1995.

Laryngotracheoesophageal Cleft Type III A Report of 1 Case

Myung Su MS Lee¹, Young Eun YE Lee¹, Eun Ae EA Park¹, Gyoung Hee GH Kim¹, Eun Chul EC Chung², Hac Soo HS Gyu³

¹epartment of Pediatrics, Ehwa Women`s University, College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
<sup>2</sup>epartment of Radiology, Ehwa Women`s University, College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
³epartment of Anatomical Pathology, Ehwa Women`s University, College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea

Abstract

Laryngotracheoesophageal cleft is rare congenital anomaly due to failure of fusion of the e sophagus and the larynx. We experienced 1 case of larygotracheoesophageal cleft type III in neonate which was confirmed by autopsy. One day of age male newborn infant with grunting, retraction, and copious secretion canofirm diagnosis as laryngotracheoesophageal cleft type Ill by several radiographic studies and sutopsy. Brief review and related literatures were also presented.

Keywords :Laryngotracheoesophageal cleft Type III, Failure of fusion of the esophagus and the larynx