Baby Sam presented with strident breathing and high-pitched crying with a hoarse vocal quality at birth.Transnasal endoscopic examination revealed a membranous tissue extending from one vocal fold to the other.The medial diagnosis was probably

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The symptoms described are consistent with a laryngeal web, which is a membrane that forms across the larynx, causing airway obstruction and hoarse voice. Vocal cysts, papillomata, and laryngeal carcinoma typically present with different symptoms and do not involve a membranous tissue extending from one vocal fold to the other.

Baby Sam Presented with Strident Breathing and High-Pitched Crying with a Hoarse