Dr. Bonnie R. Rush of the Kansas State University College of Veterinary Medicine described “Epiglottic Entrapment” in an entry with the Merck Veterinary Manual: Epiglottic entrapment is a ...

We report severe airway obstruction and distress at birth, in a term newborn, caused by a congenital epiglottic cyst. A 3751 g female infant was born at 41 weeks to a 22-year-old mother ...