International Pediatric Otolaryngology Group: Consensus Guidelines on the Diagnosis and Management of Type I Laryngeal Clefts
International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology
Yeung, J. C., Balakrishnan, K., et al. (2017).
International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology, 101, 51-56.
This is a consensus guideline providing comprehensive care recommendations for the diagnosis and management of pediatric patients with dysphagia/aspiration and interarytenoid clefts (type I).
International Pediatric Otolaryngology Group
"Patients presenting with dysphagia and aspiration benefit from a multidisciplinary evaluation and management. The primary services involved in the care of patients with dysphagia/aspiration include the speech language pathologist/feeding team, gastroenterologist, pulmonologist and neurologist" (p. 52).
"In otherwise healthy patients, all (100%) members considered feeding therapy to be an appropriate initial management" (p. 54).
