Open AccessTratamiento de las estenosis laríngeas adquiridas en pediatría. Serie de casos
Author(s) -
Giselle Cuestas,
Mauricio Urquizo,
Victoria Demarchi,
Adrián Zanetta,
Pablo Lobos,
Juan Razetti
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
archivos argentinos de pediatría
Language(s) - Spanish
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.236
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 1668-3501
pISSN - 0325-0075
DOI - 10.5546/aap.2013.e136
Subject(s) - medicine , intubation , stenosis , airway , chest radiograph , surgery , subglottic stenosis , airway obstruction , radiology , radiography
Subglottic stenosis is one of the most common causes of upper airway obstruction in children. Even though it may have a congenital origin, most of them are acquired stenosis. This condition should be suspected in any child with a history of intubation, instrumentation or trauma of the airway that is having difficulty breathing. The diagnosis is suspected by clinical, history and cervical radiograph, and is confirmed by endoscopic examination. Among others factors the treatment depends on the stenosis degree. We describe our experience with 6 patients with post-intubation subglottic stenosis treated surgically with expansion technique.