label: laryngotracheoesophageal cleft type 3
label_lc: laryngotracheoesophageal cleft type 3
description: Laryngo-tracheo-esophageal cleft (LC) type 3 is a congenital respiratory tract anomaly characterized by a cleft extending through the cricoid cartilage, sometimes into the cervical trachea, with severe swallowing disorders, lung infections and pulmonary damage.