Laryngeal atresia is amongst the rarest of congeni- tal deformities. Thus, in the years [1948][1949][1950][1951][1952][1953][1954][1955][1956][1957][1958][1959][1960][1961][1962][1963] with approximately 50,000 births at St. Mary's Hospital, Manchester, there was only one with this deformity. While there is an abundance of reports of such conditions as laryngeal web, subglottic stenosis, and congenital stridor, only 4 case reports have appeared in the English literature of laryngeal atresia occurring in the absence ofother congenital abnormalities. The infrequency of the condition is reflected by Holinger, This series included 305 cases of congenital laryngeal stridor, 19 cases of .
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