To set the foundation to develop a disease-based, operation-specific model to predict the outcome of pediatric airway reconstruction surgery, we performed a retrospective database review of children operated on at a single, tertiary-care children's hospital. Over the 12-year period 1988 to 2000, a total of 1,296 airway reconstruction procedures were performed. Out of these, charts were identifi...

Laryngotracheal invasion worsens the prognosis of thyroid cancer and the surgical approach for laryngotracheal invasion is controversial. In this paper, partial full-thickness excision of the cricoid cartilage with supracricoid laryngectomy and reconstruction of existing defect with thyroid cartilage are explained in a patient with papillary thyroid carcinoma invading the thyroid cartilage and ...

UNLABELLED Vocal alterations after thyroidectomy are generally related to laryngeal nerve injury or laryngotracheal mobility disorders caused by postoperative fibrosis or strap muscle lesion. AIM this study aims to evaluate the frequency of vocal and rima glottidis disorders after thyroidectomy. MATERIALS AND METHOD This is a prospective study based on 35 patients submitted to thyroidectomy...

introduction: the purpose of this retrospective study was to evaluate the outcome following stenting over a period of 10 years in patients with chronic laryngotracheal stenosis.   materials and methods: between 2000–2010, out of 111 patients with laryngotracheal trauma, 71 underwent tracheal        t-stenting for laryngotracheal stenosis in the department of otorhinolaryngology at the governmen...

OBJECTIVE To determine the causes of laryngotracheal reconstruction (LTR) failures. DESIGN Retrospective chart review. SETTING Tertiary care children's hospital. PATIENTS Seventeen pediatric patients who underwent revision LTR from October 1, 1986, to December 31, 1998. INTERVENTION Laryngotracheal reconstruction. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE Decannulation. RESULTS Seventeen patients requir...

Laryngotracheal injuries are relatively rare but their mortality rate is fairly high. Complete disruption of trachea is extremely rare and a systematic approach is needed for early diagnosis and favourable outcome. The patients symptoms and physical signs do not necessarily correlate with the severity of the injuries and this case report highlights it. This is a case report of 25-year-old man w...

INTRODUCTION The management of laryngotracheal stenosis is complex and is influenced by multiple factors that can affect the ultimate outcome. Advanced lesions represent a special challenge to the treating surgeon to find the best remedying technique. OBJECTIVE To review the efficacy of our surgical reconstructive approach in managing advanced-stage laryngotracheal stenosis treated at a terti...