[Laryngomalacia: principal cause of stridor in infants and small children]

Rev Med Suisse. 2014 Oct 1;10(444):1816-9.
[Article in French]

Abstract

Laryngomalacia (LM) is the most common cause of congenital stridor. It is caused by obstruction of the upper airway by collapse of redundant supraglottic tissues during inspiration. In the management of a child with congenital stridor, it is important to rule out other malformations of the upper airway that could mimic or be synchronous with LM. Symptoms of LM are usually mild and disappear spontaneously by 2 years. About 20% of patients with LM may have extreme symptoms (severe stridor, feeding difficulties and growth retardation) requiring treatment by endoscopic surgery (supraglottoplasty), which has an excellent success rate with little risk of recurrence and complications.

Publication types

  • English Abstract
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Child, Preschool
  • Congenital Abnormalities / classification
  • Congenital Abnormalities / diagnosis
  • Congenital Abnormalities / etiology*
  • Congenital Abnormalities / therapy
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Laryngomalacia / classification
  • Laryngomalacia / complications*
  • Laryngomalacia / diagnosis
  • Laryngomalacia / therapy
  • Larynx / abnormalities*
  • Respiratory Sounds / classification
  • Respiratory Sounds / diagnosis
  • Respiratory Sounds / etiology*

Supplementary concepts

  • Stridor, Congenital