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Laryngeal Cleft

This video discusses the pre-operative, operative, and post-operative considerations for patients undergoing laryngeal cleft repair including: anatomy and pathophysiology, clinical presentation, diagnosis, pre-operative evaluation, anesthetic management, operative approach, and post-operative care.

Released:

January 19, 2023

Audience:

Physicians

Learning Objectives

  • Describe the anatomy and pathophysiology of a laryngeal cleft 

  • List the common symptoms that a patient may exhibit with various types of laryngeal cleft

  • Explain the approach used to diagnose a laryngeal cleft 

  • Describe the common preoperative evaluation for laryngeal cleft surgery

  • Explain the anesthetic management plan for repair of type 1 and type II laryngeal clefts

  • Describe the operative approach for repair of type 1 and type II laryngeal clefts

  • Anticipate the post operative considerations following repair of type 1 and type II laryngeal clefts

Author(s)

Amanda O'Halloran, MD, FAAP

Attending Physician, Division of Critical Care Medicine | Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pediatrics | Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania

Karen Watters, MD, BCh, BAO, MPH 


Jessica Laird-Gion, MD

Department of Pediatrics, Division of Cardiology | Stanford Medicine


Reza Rahbar, DMD, MD

Associate Otolaryngologist-in-Chief | Boston Children's Hospital

Director, Center for Airway Disorders | Boston Children's Hospital

Co-Director, Head, Neck and Skull Base Surgery Program | Boston Children's Hospital

Professor of Otolaryngology | Harvard Medical School


Traci Wolbrink, MD, MPH

Co-Director, OPENPediatrics; Co-Director, Center for Educational Excellence and Innovation; Program Director, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Fellowship; Senior Associate in Critical Care Medicine | Boston Children’s Hospital

Associate Professor of Anaesthesia | Harvard Medical School


Robert Soohey, MD

Baystate Community Health Pediatric Medicine


Karen Watters, MD, BCh, BAO, MPH

Otolaryngologist, Department of Otolaryngology and Communication Enhancement | Boston Children's Hospital

Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology | Harvard Medical SchoolRobert Soohey, MD

Baystate Community Health Pediatric Medicine

Citation

Laird-Gion J, O’Halloran A, Soohey R, Rahbar R, Watters K, Wolbrink TA. Laryngeal Cleft. 01/2023. Online Video. OPENPediatrics. https://learn.openpediatrics.org/learn/course/internal/view/elearning/5322/laryngeal-cleft.

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