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OBJECTIVE: This case report aims to increase awareness of the diagnosis of laryngeal cleft in adult patients and discuss treatment options. METHODS: Case report and review of the literature. RESULTS: We present a case of a 56-year-old male referred for hoarseness and chronic cough that was discovered to have a type 2 laryngeal cleft. He had chronic aspiration, recurrent pneumonia, and a hoarse voice for his entire life. In contrast to most described cases in adults, this patient was successfully treated with an endoscopic approach using absorbable suture. CONCLUSION: Laryngeal clefts are uncommon and almost always detected in childhood, making adult laryngeal clefts extremely rare. Endoscopic repair is a feasible and successful treatment option in these cases.
