{Reference Type}: Journal Article
{Title}: International Pediatric Otolaryngology Group: Consensus guidelines on the diagnosis and management of type I laryngeal clefts.
{Author}: Yeung JC;Balakrishnan K;Cheng ATL;Daniel SJ;Garabedian EN;Hart CK;Inglis AF;Leboulanger N;Liming BJ;Moreddu E;Nicollas R;Russell JD;Rutter MJ;Sidell DR;Spratley J;Soma M;Thierry B;Thompson DM;Triglia JM;Watters K;Wyatt M;Zalzal GH;Zur KB;Rahbar R;
{Journal}: Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol
{Volume}: 101
{Issue}: 0
{Year}: Oct 2017
{Factor}: 1.626
{DOI}: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2017.07.016
{Abstract}: <B>BACKGROUND: </B>The diagnosis and management of type I laryngeal clefts can be controversial and varies across centers and surgeons. Using existing peer-reviewed literature to develop an expert-based consensus will help guide physicians in the treatment of these patients as well as develop research hypotheses to further study this condition.<BR><B>OBJECTIVE: </B>To provide recommendations for the diagnosis and management of type I laryngeal clefts.<BR><B>METHODS: </B>Determination of current expert- and literature-based recommendations, via a survey of the International Pediatric Otolaryngology Group, using a modified Delphi method.<BR><B>METHODS: </B>Multinational, multi-institutional, tertiary pediatric hospitals.<BR><B>RESULTS: </B>Consensus recommendations include diagnostic workup, medical management, pre-operative, intra-operative and post-operative considerations for type I laryngeal clefts.<BR><B>CONCLUSIONS: </B>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.