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Congenital Abnormalities of the Airway

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Already by weeks 4 and 5, the developing foetus is developing an airway, a structure which grows from the branchial arches. During the initial stages in pulmonary development, the dividing airways influence the layout of the expanding vasculature [1], a fact which helps to explain the common association between airway conditions and pulmonary or circulatory anomalies [2].

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  1. Otorhinolaryngology Specialist, Private Practice, Istanbul, Türkiye

    Elad Azizli

  2. Medical Faculty, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Eskisehir Osmangazi University, Eskisehir, Türkiye

    Cemal Cingi

  3. Rhinology and Skull Base Surgery, Specialty Physician Associates, St. Luke’s Medical Center, Bethlehem, PA, USA

    Jeffrey C. Bedrosian

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  1. Department of Child Health and Diseases, Arel University, Medical Faculty, Istanbul, Türkiye

    Özlem Naciye Şahin

  2. Pediatrics Department, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece

    Despina D. Briana

  3. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Perugia, Perugia, Perugia, Italy

    Gian Carlo Di Renzo

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Azizli, E., Cingi, C., Bedrosian, J.C. (2023). Congenital Abnormalities of the Airway. In: Şahin, Ö.N., Briana, D.D., Di Renzo, G.C. (eds) Breastfeeding and Metabolic Programming. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-33278-4_44

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