Benjamin and Inglis proposed a classification for congenital laryngeal cleft. The authors are from Sydney University in Australia.
Location of the Cleft
Limit to Inferior Extent
Type
supraglottic interarytenoid defect
no further than the level of the true vocal cords
1
below the true vocal cord
partial involvement of the cricoid cartilage but not through
2
through the cricoid cartilage
with or without involvement of the cervical trachea
3
thoracic trachea
carina
4
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Specialty: Pulmonology, Otolaryngology
