Prague Med. Rep. 2024, 125, 47-55

https://doi.org/10.14712/23362936.2024.4

Laryngotracheoesophageal Cleft Type IV in a Preterm Neonate. A Case Report and Literature Review

Rozeta Sokou1,2, Anastasia Batsiou2, Aikaterini Konstantinidi2, Paschalia Kopanou-Taliaka2, Marina Tsaousi1, Maria Lampridou2, Evangelia-Filothei Tavoulari2, Konstantinos Mitropoulos2, Paraskevi Liakou2, Stamatina Willadara-Gamage2, Petros V. Vlastarakos3, Zoi Iliodromiti1, Theodora Boutsikou1, Nicoletta Iacovidou1

1Neonatal Department, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Aretaieio Hospital, Athens, Greece
2Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, “Agios Panteleimon” General Hospital of Nikea, Piraeus, Greece
32nd ENT Department, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Attikon University Hospital, Athens, Greece

Received August 18, 2023
Accepted January 30, 2024

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