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Severe congenital laryngeal hypoplasia in a 45-year-old man

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

Osman Ali*
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, Wrexham Maelor Hospital, Wrexham, North Wales, UK.
D. G. Snow
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, Wrexham Maelor Hospital, Wrexham, North Wales, UK.
*
Address for correspondence: Mr Osman A. Ali, Specialist Registrar in ENT, Royal Gwent Hospital, Newport NP202UB. Fax: 01633 257191.

Abstract

Congenital laryngeal anomalies are rare. They usually present in infancy and early childhood. We present a case of severe congenital hypoplasia, with multiple anomalies of the laryngeal cartilages in a 45-year-old man.

Type
Clinical Records
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1999

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