A Case of Unsuspected Laryngeal Atresia With Comorbid Tracheoesophageal Fistula and Cardiac Defects

Abigail E Reid; Swapnil Shah; Hunter Towle; Daniel Wehrmann

doi:10.7759/cureus.56837

A Case of Unsuspected Laryngeal Atresia With Comorbid Tracheoesophageal Fistula and Cardiac Defects

Cureus. 2024 Mar 24;16(3):e56837. doi: 10.7759/cureus.56837. eCollection 2024 Mar.

Authors

Abigail E Reid¹, Swapnil Shah¹, Hunter Towle², Daniel Wehrmann^{3

2}

Affiliations

¹ Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, USA.
² Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, USA.
³ Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Children's Nebraska, Omaha, USA.

Abstract

Laryngeal atresia is a rare congenital condition that presents with hypoxia and failed intubation attempts at birth. When diagnosed prenatally, options exist to obtain airway access during delivery. However, postnatal diagnosis requires a high degree of clinical suspicion and the prompt initiation of surgical airway management in order to avoid morbidity and mortality.

Keywords: congenital anomalies; congenital high airway obstruction syndrome; difficult intubation; laryngeal atresia; tracheoesophageal fistula.

Publication types

Case Reports