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1 gru 2016 · The diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up processes of laryngomalacia, which is the most frequent cause of stridor in newborns and infants, are important for families and physicians (1–3). Infants with laryngomalacia mostly present with complaints such as wheezing, feeding problems, and coarse voice.
1 paź 2012 · Laryngomalacia is the most common laryngeal disease in infants, although its epidemiology has been poorly defined. The diagnosis is essentially based on office flexible laryngoscopy, which confirms laryngomalacia and excludes other causes of supraglottic obstruction.
14 kwi 2018 · This paper will describe several major congenital anomalies affecting the larynx in order to assist the reader in differentiating between them, thinking through the process of temporizing and managing them, and generating and working through an appropriate differential diagnosis.
22 maj 2024 · Laryngomalacia is a voice box disorder common in newborns. The tissues above their voice box soften and fall over their airway. This causes stridor (noisy or high-pitched breathing). Laryngomalacia usually goes away on its own by the time your baby is 1 to 2 years old.
Congenital saccular cyst of the larynx is a rare cause of presentation of stridor and respiratory distress in newborns. The clinical presentation of a saccular laryngeal cyst often overlaps with other common causes of stridor, such as laryngomalacia, presenting a diagnostic dilemma for clinicians. We present a case of a term newborn infant referred for evaluation of inspiratory stridor since ...
21 gru 2020 · Pediatric upper airway disorders may be congenital affecting different parts of the larynx (supraglottic, glottic, or subglottic) or acquired. The pathophysiology of upper airway obstruction, the clinical presentation, and consequences of airway obstruction vary depend on the underlying pathology.
Laryngomalacia is a congenital softening of the tissues of the larynx (voice box) above the vocal cords. This is the most common cause of noisy breathing in infancy. The laryngeal structure is malformed and floppy, causing the tissues to fall over the airway opening and partially block it.
