Congenital laryngomalacia: Disease spectrum and management

April Landry; Dana M Thompson

doi:10.1007/978-1-4939-1610-8_6

Congenital laryngomalacia: Disease spectrum and management

April Landry, Dana M Thompson^*

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Otolaryngology

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Abstract

Laryngomalacia is the most common laryngeal anomaly, affecting 45-75 % of infants with congenital stridor. Laryngomalacia is due to the dynamic prolapse of supraglottic tissues into the airway during inspiration. Prolapse of supraglottic tissues produces a variable amount of airway obstruction and inspiratory stridor. A majority of infants have mild disease and are managed expectantly. Those with moderate and severe disease are managed with gastroesophageal reflux therapy, feeding modifications, and surgical intervention. Surgical intervention is required in 20 % of infants. Supraglottoplasty is the mainstay of surgical treatment; tracheostomy is rarely needed.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Disorders of the Neonatal Airway
Subtitle of host publication	Fundamentals for Practice
Publisher	Springer New York
Pages	51-57
Number of pages	7
ISBN (Electronic)	9781493916108
ISBN (Print)	9781493916092
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-1610-8_6
State	Published - Jan 1 2015

Keywords

Gastroesophageal reflux disease
Laryngeal adductor reflex
Laryngomalacia
Stridor
Supraglottoplasty

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Medicine(all)

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