LA72
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Laryngotracheooesophageal cleft
Definition
A laryngo-tracheo-oesophageal cleft (LC) is a congenital malformation characterised by an abnormal, posterior, sagittal communication between the larynx and the pharynx, possibly extending downward between the trachea and the oesophagus. Five types of laryngo-tracheo-oesophageal cleft have been described based on the downward extension of the cleft, which typically correlates with the severity of symptoms: Type 0 laryngo-tracheo-oesophageal cleft to Type 4 laryngo-tracheo-oesophageal cleft (see these terms).
Also indexed as
LTEC - Laryngo-tracheo-oesophageal diastema]LTEC0 - [laryngo-tracheo-oesophageal cleft type 0]LTEC1 - [Laryngo-tracheo-oesophageal cleft type I]LTEC2 - [Laryngo-tracheo-oesophageal cleft type II]LTEC3 - [Laryngo-tracheo-oesophageal cleft type III]LTEC4 - [Laryngo-tracheo-oesophageal cleft type IV]Laryngeal cleft type ILaryngeal cleft type IILaryngeal cleft type IIILaryngeal cleft type IVLaryngo-tracheo-oesophageal diastemaLaryngotracheooesophageal cleftLaryngotracheooesophageal cleft type 0Laryngotracheooesophageal cleft type ILaryngotracheooesophageal cleft type IILaryngotracheooesophageal cleft type IIILaryngotracheooesophageal cleft type IV
Nearby in Structural developmental anomalies of the respiratory system
LA70Structural developmental anomalies of the nose or cavumLA71Structural developmental anomalies of larynxLA73Structural developmental anomalies of tracheaLA74Structural developmental anomalies of bronchiLA75Structural developmental anomalies of lungsLA76Structural developmental anomalies of pleuraLA77Congenital cyst of mediastinum4B4YOther specified diseases of the immune system