Abstract
Laryngeal atresia is one of the rarest congenital malformations.1 This anomaly is one of the etiologic factors causing congenital laryngeal high airway obstruction syndrome. According to Smith and Bain, 2 laryngeal atresia is classified into 3 types. Type 1 is complete atresia of the larynx with a combination of midline fusion of arytenoid cartilage and intrinsic muscles. Infraglottic obstruction is called type 2 and is characterized by dome-shaped cricoid cartilage obstructing the lumen. Type 3 is occlusion of the anterior fibrous membrane and fusion of the arytenoid cartilage at the level of the vocal processes. 2 Types 1 and 2 are mostly accompanied by other congenital defects. 3 Antenatal sonographic diagnosis at early gestational weeks is desired because the disease is generally incompatible with life, although only a few cases treated with neonatal interventions such as ex utero intrapartum treatment (EXIT) have been reported. 4-6 We describe a case of laryngeal atresia that was prenatally diagnosed at 19 gestational weeks with the sonographic findings of a dilated trachea, hyperechoic lungs, pleural effusion, and minimal fetal abdominal ascites and for which the pregnancy was terminated at 22 gestational weeks.
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