Diagnosis of posterior laryngeal cleft in a newborn with multiple congenital malformations

Abstract

The article describes a rare congenital malformation – laryngeal cleft in a newborn. Clinical manifestations are characterised by diverse non-specific symptoms in the form of dysphagia, cough, aspiration, and stridor. The severity of the condition is determined by the depth and degree of the defect and concomitant somatic and neurological pathology of the child. The article presents a clinical case of a Type 3 laryngeal cleft in a newborn with multiple congenital malformations and presents a diagnostic search for a cleft. At the age of 7 months, endoscopic suturing of the defect was performed, which allowed restoring enteral nutrition and normalizing the nutritional status of the child.