Laryngeal atresia Geneviève Brodaty, MD, Bettina Bessières, MD, Luc Gourand, MD, Fernand Daffos, MD Article Published: Jan 22, 2004 Service du Dr Fernand Daffos, Médecine Foetale, Institut de Puériculture, Paris. This is a 21-week old fetus with laryngeal atresia. You can compare these images with the case of right bronchial atresia (Case #68). Note the distended lungs, the distended trachea and the compressed heart. This is the newborn: Note the distended lungs deflecting the diaphragm caudally, and the laryngeal atresia: Discussion Board Start a discussion about this article Add bookmark Bookmarked