Type III-IV laryngotracheoesophageal cleft: Report of a successfully treated case

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 253-262

  Pinlong, E ^a   Lesage, V ^a   Robert, M ^a   Mercier, C ^a   Ployet, M J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF TOURS   (France)

Author keywords

Laryngotracheoesophageal cleft; Psychiatric help; Surgical repair

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ENDOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS DISEASE; HUMAN; LARYNX DISORDER; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRACHEA DISEASE;

EID: 0030222135     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0165-5876(96)01340-7     Document Type: Article

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