Dyspnea after polio can occur for a variety of reasons, including neuromuscular disease and upper airway abnormalities resulting from prolonged intubation, including tracheal stenosis, tracheomalacia, and vocal cord paralysis. Routine studies such as spirometry and maximum voluntary ventilation (MVV) measurements can give similar results in these conditions. We present a 50-year-old woman who a...

OBJECTIVES To determine the results of laser epiglottopexy and to compare them with other surgical techniques for severe laryngomalacia. DESIGN A retrospective 10-year case note review of laser epiglottopexy for severe laryngomalacia. SETTING Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Glasgow, Scotland. PATIENTS The study population comprised 52 male and 24 female children who underwent surgery fo...

Endotracheal intubation is an intervention frequently performed in the hospital setting order to protect central airway and provide mechanical support for ventilation. The complications of endotracheal tube include tracheitis, tracheal stenosis, tracheomalacia, granuloma formation. Tracheal crusting following tracheitis a very rare but fatal complication especially children. should be kept mind...

Objective: The use of a T-tube to manage complex laryngotracheal lesions, such as tracheal stenosis, tracheomalacia and tracheal injury, has previously been reported by other surgeons in the past. However, further validation of clinical details, including operative management and postoperative care, is needed. Methods: From January 1991 to May 2000, 53 patients, including 24 with post-tracheost...