Unusual congenital anomaly involving the larynx, trachea and esophagus.

CONGENITAL anomalies involving the larynx, trachea and esophagus are rare. Five types of tracheal and esophageal anomalies have been described by Ladd.1 Sayre and Hall2 reported 2 cases of anomalies of the larynx associated with tracheoesophageal fistula. One was congenital subglottis stenosis; the other showed complete laryngeal atresia. The following case is rare in that it represents a common laryngotracheoesophageal tract. Case Report A full-term male infant weighed 2.9 kg. (6 pounds, 6 ounces) at birth. There had been no complications during this pregnancy and no illnesses during the 1st trimester. Within a few hours he was noted to have . . .