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NYU Langone specialists provide care and support throughout your entire healthcare journey.
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What Sets Us Apart
Doctors at Hassenfeld Children’s Hospital at NYU Langone work as a team to treat children with congenital airway abnormalities, which are malformations, blockages, lesions, or cysts affecting the nasal cavity, tongue, esophagus, larynx, trachea, or lungs. These conditions can affect a child’s ability to breathe, swallow, or eat properly.
Our team of experts at the Pediatric Gastroesophageal, Upper Airway, and Respiratory Diseases Center (GUARD), part of Hassenfeld Children's Hospital, includes ear, nose, and throat specialists, as well as pulmonologists, craniofacial surgeons, gastroenterologists, anesthesiologists, surgeons, sleep specialists, and speech, swallowing, and feeding experts. They provide comprehensive, individualized care using the most advanced diagnostic testing and treatment.
Our experts provide the best care possible for children with conditions ranging from minor illnesses to complex, more serious conditions.Learn More
We foster partnerships with patients and families, encouraging open, effective communication during the diagnosis, treatment, and recovery process.Learn More
Treatment at NYU Langone
Our specialists may recommend therapy and the use of devices and medications to manage congenital airway abnormalities in children. In addition, our experts may perform surgery to correct these conditions and manage symptoms.
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Surgery for Congenital Airway Abnormalities
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Medical Treatments for Congenital Airway Abnormalities
Devices, medications, and other therapies may be used to treat children with congenital airway abnormalities.