Congenital subglottic web: a rare cause of neonatal stridor

✍ Scribed by Juan L. Antón-Pacheco; Miguel Villafruela; Antonio Martínez; Daniel Cabezalí

• Book ID: 116687527
• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Year: 2009
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 288 KB
• Volume: 44
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0022-3468
• DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2008.10.036

✦ Synopsis

Laryngeal web is a rare malformation caused by an anomalous embryologic development of the primitive larynx. Most of the reported cases are of the glottic type; the subglottic web is extremely rare. Laryngotracheobronchoscopy plays an essential role in the diagnostic workup of this lesion, and endolaryngeal resection is the preferred treatment whenever a structural cartilaginous subglottic stenosis is not present. The authors present the case of a neonate with a subglottic web diagnosed soon after birth. Management of this rare entity is discussed.