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Type 1 laryngeal cleft

Type 1 laryngeal cleft
Images obtained on airway endoscopy in a child with a type 1 laryngeal cleft. Type 1 laryngeal clefts are limited to the supraglottic, interarytenoid area.
(A) The appearance of the cleft without any instrumentation
(B) The cleft as the endoscopist palpates the interarytenoid area with a probe
Courtesy of Glenn C Isaacson, MD, FAAP.
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