Lung Disease in Children With Laryngotracheoesophageal Clefts
Children with LTEC have a high prevalence of inflammatory lung disease and injury and undergo repair for a variety of reasons. Swallow studies detect functional swallowing issues but do not reliably identify lung disease. Despite this limitation, LTEC repair is linked to improved feeding and swallowing in some patients, though not all benefit.
Authors
- Emily A. Hosfield
- Puanani Hopson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2723-3635)
- Joshua P. Wiedermann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7377-7107)
- R. Paul Boesch (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8285-6413)
- Shelagh A. Cofer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3466-9573)
- Hannah C Patten
Institutions
- Mayo Clinic (US)
- WinnMed (US)
- Mayo Clinic in Arizona (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Pediatric Pulmonology
- Published
- 2025-09-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/ppul.71285
- Primary Topic
- Tracheal and airway disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00