OBJECTIVE: To provide recommendations for the diagnosis and management of type I laryngeal clefts.
METHODS: Determination of current expert- and literature-based recommendations, via a survey of the International Pediatric Otolaryngology Group, using a modified Delphi method.
METHODS: Multinational, multi-institutional, tertiary pediatric hospitals.
RESULTS: Consensus recommendations include diagnostic workup, medical management, pre-operative, intra-operative and post-operative considerations for type I laryngeal clefts.
CONCLUSIONS: This guide on the diagnosis and management of patients with type I laryngeal clefts is aimed at improving patient care and promoting future hypothesis generation and research to validate the recommendations made here.