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Acquired nasopharyngeal stenosis
Author(s) -
Pratt Loring W.
Publication year - 1974
Publication title -
the laryngoscope
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.181
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1531-4995
pISSN - 0023-852X
DOI - 10.1288/00005537-197405000-00002
Subject(s) - medicine , stenosis , syphilis , lesion , surgery , radiology , immunology , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv)
Acquired Nasopharyngeal Stenosis is a rare lesion. In the pre‐antibiotic era it was most commonly caused by infections, chiefly syphilis. Since improved control of infectious diseases has been obtained, the most common cause is nasopharyngeal surgery, primarily T and A. The symptoms are those of complete postnasal obstruction. Its treatment is surgical, utilizing various techniques, depending upon the precise nature of the lesion. The use of regional mucosal flaps is one of the most satisfactory methods of repair.