Abstract Background Costal cartilage graft (CCG) sustains primary donor material for laryngotracheal reconstruction in patients with post-intubation tracheal stenosis (PITS). But, the elasticity and viability of CCG decrease elderly. This study was aimed to examine age factor PITS cases according treatment groups, especially surgery group. Methods retrospective designed. Patients a diagnosis we...

OBJECTIVES 1-Recognize difficulties and review techniques in long-segment laryngotracheal stenosis repair. 2-Contribute to increasing clinical and surgical skills in pediatric airway reconstruction through reporting our experience with a novel reconstruction technique involving use of a failed anterior graft and prolonged postoperative stenting. METHODS CASE REPORT 10 year old male with hi...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate and compare the use of autogenous thyroid cartilage with that of auricular and costal cartilage in laryngotracheoplasty (LTP). DESIGN A blinded comparison of LTP techniques using anterior thyroid, auricular, or costal cartilage as graft material in a rabbit model. Histological and anatomical analyses were performed on the laryngeal specimens 1, 4, and 6 weeks after surge...

OBJECTIVES Autologous costal cartilage is a promising alternative for mastoid obliteration. However, donor-site morbidities of the chest wall limit the use of this graft. To address this issue, we have developed a minimally-invasive technique of harvesting costal cartilage and report donor site morbidity associated with the procedure. METHODS Donor site morbidities were evaluated for 151 pati...

OBJECTIVE To compare the postoperative course, complication rate, and decannulation rate in children who underwent either sutureless or sutured posterior costal cartilage grafting during laryngotracheal reconstruction (LTR). DESIGN Retrospective chart review. SETTING Tertiary care children's medical center. PATIENTS The study included children who required posterior costal cartilage graft...

Several surgical techniques have been described for auricular reconstruction. Autologous reconstruction using costal cartilage is the most widely accepted technique of microtia repair. However, other techniques have certain indications and should be discussed with patients and families when planning for an auricular reconstruction. In the present review, the authors discuss the main surgical te...

BACKGROUND Saddle nose deformity secondary to Wegener granulomatosis (WG) presents a significant challenge for the reconstructive surgeon. Various grafting options have been proposed, but achieving good outcomes can be difficult. METHODS We conducted a retrospective analysis of 10 patients with WG who underwent reconstruction of saddle nose deformities by the senior author (A.G.) between 2005...

IMPORTANCE The use of costal cartilage as a graft in facial reconstructive surgery requires sectioning the cartilage into a suitable shape. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the accuracy of a novel mechanical device for producing uniform slices of costal cartilage and to illustrate the use of the device during nasal surgery. DESIGN Basic and clinical study using 100 porcine ex vivo costal cartilage slices ...