OBJECTIVES (1) To describe outcomes from and modifications to the hybrid laryngotracheal reconstruction (LTR) technique and (2) to compare this technique to traditional single- and double-stage LTR (ssLTR/dsLTR). STUDY DESIGN Chart review with case series. SETTING Tertiary care otolaryngology specialty hospital. SUBJECTS All patients under 18 years of age who underwent LTR by a single sur...

BACKGROUND To evaluate the early and long-term outcomes of acute tracheobronchial injuries (TBI). METHODS Twelve patients (10 males, 2 females; mean age 28; range 10 to 65 years) diagnosed as tracheobronchial injury and managed during between December 1997 and December 2004 were evaluated retrospectively. Clinical presentation, diagnostic evaluation, associated traumas, surgical management an...

Although penetrating neck injuries (PNIs) represent a small subset of patients presenting to the emergency department (ED), they can result in significant morbidity and mortality. The approach to airway management in PNI varies widely according to clinical presentation and local practice, such that global management statements are lacking. Although rapid sequence intubation (RSI) may be safe in...

BACKGROUND Relapsing polychondritis is a rare disease characterised by inflammation of cartilaginous and proteoglycan rich structures. As there are only a few published single centre case series from all across the world, we describe our experience with 26 patients at a tertiary centre in north India. METHODS A retrospective study with all patients meeting Damiani and Levine's modification of...

OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS To determine risk factors for decannulation failure after laryngotracheal reconstruction performed at a single institution over a 10-year period. STUDY DESIGN This is a retrospective cohort study. METHODS The study population included 95 adult patients who underwent laryngotracheal reconstruction at a single tertiary care medical center between 2003 and 2012. Data were...

Idiopathic tracheal stenosis is uncommon. Herein, we report four cases, all presenting a similar clinical profile: diagnosed through bronchoscopy and having a history of being treated unsuccessfully for bronchospasm. Three of the patients were treated with dilatation and an oral corticosteroid. One of those three underwent tracheoplasty. In the remaining patient, the stenosis was more extensive...