Treatment of Benign Tracheal Stenosis Using Endoluminal Spray Cryotherapy
Author(s) -
Faiz Y. Bhora,
Adil Ayub,
Craig M. Forleiter,
Chyun-Yin Huang,
Khalid Alshehri,
Sadiq Rehmani,
Adnan M. AlAyoubi,
Wissam Raad,
Robert S. Lebovics
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
jama otolaryngology–head and neck surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.571
H-Index - 128
eISSN - 2168-619X
pISSN - 2168-6181
DOI - 10.1001/jamaoto.2016.2018
Subject(s) - medicine , cryotherapy , tracheal stenosis , surgery , stenosis , granulomatosis with polyangiitis , airway , tracheotomy , radiology , disease , vasculitis
Tracheal stenosis is a debilitating disorder with heterogeneity in terms of disease characteristics and management. Repeated recurrences substantially alter patients' quality of life. There is limited evidence for the use of spray cryotherapy (SCT) in the management of benign airway disease.
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