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Surgical Treatment of Congenital Laryngotracheo-oesophageal Cleft

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Trachea and Lung Surgery in Childhood

Part of the book series: Progress in Pediatric Surgery ((PEDIATRIC,volume 21))

Abstract

Fissure of the dorsal side of the larynx is a rare anomaly, which was first described in 1792 by Richter.

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Berkovits, R.N.P., Bax, N.M.A., van der Schans, E.J. (1987). Surgical Treatment of Congenital Laryngotracheo-oesophageal Cleft. In: Wurnig, P. (eds) Trachea and Lung Surgery in Childhood. Progress in Pediatric Surgery, vol 21. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-71665-2_5

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