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Type 3/4 laryngeal cleft
  1. Emily Field-Lucas1,
  2. Joe Fawke2,
  3. Theodoros Valsamakis3
  1. 1 Neonates, Leicester Royal Infirmary, Leicester, UK
  2. 2 Neonatology, University Hospitals Leicester NHS Trust, Leicester, UK
  3. 3 ENT, Leicester Royal Infirmary, Leicester, UK
  1. Correspondence to Dr Emily Field-Lucas, Neonates, Leicester Royal Infirmary, Leicester LE1 5WW, UK; efieldlucas{at}gmail.com

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A female infant was born by caesarean section at 38+5 weeks gestation following pregnancy complicated by polyhydramnios and antenatal supraventricular tachycardia without hydrops. She was admitted to the neonatal unit in sinus rhythm due to respiratory distress, a weak cry and stridor. Breast feeding worsened symptoms and a nasogastric tube (NGT) was passed. Chest X-ray showed NGT placement in the right main bronchus, no respiratory pathology, and partial fusion of the …

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  • Contributors The article was written by EF-L and JF. The image was taken by TV.

  • Funding The authors have not declared a specific grant for this research from any funding agency in the public, commercial or not-for-profit sectors.

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