Congenital narrowing of the larygeal cartilage that causes upper airway obstruction and problems with swallowing.
A frequent complication of surgical repair of esophageal atresia (EA) and TEF
Most common cause of stridor in infancy
Typically infant to <2 years
Affects the epiglottis and/or arytenoid cartilages
When the epiglottis is usually folds in on itself because it is abnormally elongated, and the arytenoid cartilages are abnormally large. Because the misshapen epiglottis does not function properly, it can prolapse during inspiration, causing a high pitched "stridor".
A frequent complication of surgical repair of esophageal atresia (EA) and TEF
Typically infant to <2 years
Tracheomalacia
Larynx fracture
Subglottic stenosis
Tracheobronchial tear/injury
Bronchopulmonary dysplasia
Thyroid gland injury/trauma
Tracheostomy obstruction
Tracheal injury