Chitwood W R, Bost W S, Pories W J, Gowen M A, Saldahna R L
Division of Cardiac Surgery, East Carolina University School of Medicine, Greenville, North Carolina.
Ann Thorac Surg. 1989 Aug;48(2):292-4. doi: 10.1016/0003-4975(89)90094-5.
The laryngotracheoesophageal cleft results from congenital nonfusion of the upper tracheoesophageal septum and cricoid primordium. The diagnosis remains an endoscopic one and often is difficult to make in the neonate. This article describes a method for determining the diagnosis, as well as details of a successful surgical repair.
喉气管食管裂是由于上气管食管隔和环状软骨原基先天性未融合所致。诊断仍依靠内镜检查,且在新生儿中往往难以做出。本文描述了一种确定诊断的方法以及成功手术修复的细节。