Open AccessComputed tomography in the evaluation of laryngotracheal stenosis
Author(s) -
Ankur Sinha,
Savitri Gupta
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.229
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 2231-3796
pISSN - 0973-7707
DOI - 10.1007/bf02974308
Subject(s) - medicine , laryngotracheal stenosis , otorhinolaryngology , computed tomography , soft tissue , stenosis , tracheal stenosis , radiology , surgical planning , head and neck surgery , tomography , multidetector computed tomography , etiology , surgery , pathology
Faryngottacheal trauma of varied etiology may involve the mucosal integrity soft tissue structure and cartilagenous, framework at more than one level Computed tomography provides crucial and definitive evaluation of the extent of cartilagenous and soft tissue injury and status of the taryngeal auway Results of this study corroborated well with surgical findings and were helpful in planning further management Here in the present series we assess the role of CT in the evaluation of 25 patients with laryngotracheal stenosis.