Prescott C A
Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital, Rondebosch, Cape Town, South Africa.
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 1994 Aug;30(2):167-70. doi: 10.1016/0165-5876(94)90200-3.
Bifid epiglottis is a rare congenital laryngeal anomaly, usually associated with multiple congenital anomalies which include digital anomalies and hypothalamic pituitary dysfunction manifesting as growth retardation. A case is presented of a 2-year-old child with this picture in whom the bifid epiglottis prolapsed over the laryngeal inlet to cause inspiratory airway obstruction. Corrective surgery was not successful and eventually a partial epiglottectomy was required.
