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  • Title: Our experience in two cases of type IV laryngotracheoesophageal cleft (LTEC) with a diagnosis of antenatal esophageal atresia.
    Author: Sonmez K, Karabulut R, Turkyilmaz Z, Turkyilmaz C, Isik B, Eryilmaz S, Seref K, Ozcan E, Hosgoren GM, Basaklar AC.
    Journal: Pan Afr Med J; 2017; 26():55. PubMed ID: 28451032.
    Abstract:
    Laryngotracheoesophageal clefts (LTECs) are rare congenital defects that are often accompanied by additional anomalies. The major issues in the treatment of these patients are intraoperative exposure insufficiency, technical difficulty of the operation, and anesthesia problems originating from the respiratory tract. Problems originating from mechanical ventilation and respiratory tract, eating disorders and relapse of fistula are among the problems encountered following surgery. Most of the time, concomitant additional anomalies also worsen the clinical picture. It was our aim with these case reports to report our experience in two cases with Type IV LTEC ranging from the inoperable type IV LTEC due to additional anomalies mounted up to severe respiratory distress to the carina that we operated on with a single stage anterior cervicothoracic approach on its fifth day on life.
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