Intractable pulmonary aspiration in children: Which operation?

Intractable aspiration is a life-threatening medical problem. There are many surgical procedures for the treatment of intractable aspiration. Our experience with three children was reported here. After failing initial conservative measures, the first two patients had supraglottic laryngeal closure performed through an endoscopic approach with a small hole left superiorly for phonation. However, both of them developed dehiscence of the closure …