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Laryngomalacia

Anesthesia Implications

Clinically reviewed by anesthesia providers · Updated

Difficult AirwayAspirationHypoxiaFull StomachLaryngospasm RiskObstructive Sleep Apnea

Pathophysiology

Laryngomalacia is the most common cause of stridor in an infant — dynamic inspiratory collapse of the supraglottic airway from shortened aryepiglottic folds that tether the epiglottis posteriorly, an...

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