Open AccessMultiple Surgeries in the Management of Laryngeal Stenosis
Author(s) -
Gallo Andrea,
Pagliuca Giulio,
Martellucci Salvatore,
Mascelli Alberto,
Vincentiis Marco
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
otolaryngology–head and neck surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.232
H-Index - 121
eISSN - 1097-6817
pISSN - 0194-5998
DOI - 10.1016/j.otohns.2010.06.359
Subject(s) - presentation (obstetrics) , citation , library science , medicine , computer science , surgery
Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the charts of 70 patients, 39 males and 31 females, with an average age of 52.6 years treated between 1990 and 2005 for LTS of various etiologies: iatrogenic stenosis (53 cases), posttraumatic stenosis (11 cases), other causes (autoimmune disease: 3, laryngeal papillomatosis: 2, diphtheria: 1). In order to maintain laryngotracheal patency, a Montgomery safe-T tube was used in all patients as unique dilation treatment or was associated with endoscopic and/or open-neck surgery. A total of 257 surgeries were performed.