UNLABELLED An infant with a type IV laryngotracheoesophageal cleft underwent transcervical repair using a long tapered cartilage graft. A laryngofissure was carried down to the innominate artery to expose the cleft that extended 5 mm inferior to the vessel. The edges of the cleft were excised, the trachealis was separated from the esophagus that was reapproximated, and clavicular periosteum was...

Abstract Background Major neck surgery is done typically under general anesthesia (GA). The neural blocks of the include blocking cervical plexus, superior laryngeal nerve, trans-laryngeal, block glossopharyngeal and local anesthetic infiltration. In patients with a high risk GA, including those pulmonary dysfunction, prior myocardial ischemia or infarction, regional mainly indicated. Case pres...

This article reports an unusual case of tracheal mucormycosis following H1N1 pneumonia and reviews previously reported cases. A 40-y-old female with a 5-y history of diabetes mellitus, adequately controlled by oral hypoglycemic agents, developed tracheal mucormycosis after successful treatment for H1N1 pneumonia. The condition was diagnosed during workup for decannulation due to subglottic and ...

Cricoid malformations vary according to their severity and anatomic features. Some of them get a delayed diagnosis in spite of the complex medical care. Objective: To present a case with a laryngeal malformation and our surgery technique. Material, method: A case presentation of a cannulated child, who previously had a heart surgery, with difficult decannulation. RESULTS The patient was consi...