Surgical treatment of severe laryngomalacia: a retrospective study of 11 case.

Unlabelled: Laryngomalacia is the most frequent congenital abnormality of the larynx, accounting for approximately 60-75% of congenital stridor cases. Despite its benign and self-limited aspects, 10% of cases require intervention. Currently, supraglottoplasty is considered the standard treatment of severe laryngomalacia.

Laryngeal pathologies as an etiologic factor of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome in children.

Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome is a chronic condition of airway obstruction, common in children, with known clinical consequences. The etiology of OSAS in children stems from a combination of obstructing structural factors and neuromotor factors. In children, tonsilar hypertrophy accounts for this condition in most cases, however, in about 20% of the cases, other causes are involved.