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THE MANAGEMENT OF POSTERIOR GLOTTIC STENOSIS FOLLOWING ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION
Author(s) -
Berkowitz Robert G.
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.111
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1445-2197
pISSN - 0004-8682
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1994.tb02305.x
Subject(s) - medicine , intubation , endotracheal intubation , glottis , stenosis , cricoid cartilage , surgery , airway management , subglottic stenosis , tracheal stenosis , cord , airway , anesthesia , larynx , radiology
Four patients with bilateral vocal cord fixation due to isolated posterior glottic stenosis that developed following endotracheal intubation are presented. Two patients had previously undergone multiple endoscopic surgical procedures without obtaining a satisfactory airway. All four were treated by posterior cricoid split and costal cartilage interposition and were successfully decannulated. The assessment of vocal cord immobility following endotracheal intubation is presented and the surgical management of posterior glottic stenosis discussed.