introduction:  the aim of this study was to compare the preventive effects of corticosteroids and curcumin on subglottic stenosis in an animal model.  materials and methods: twenty-one male german shepherd dogs were used for this study. after standardized trauma to the subglottic area, the dogs were divided into three groups. group a received curcumin (450 mg/ day) for 15 days; group b received...

OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS This study aimed to report our experience in the management of congenital laryngeal stenosis and to compare our series and results to published data in the literature. STUDY DESIGN Retrospective case series. Tertiary referral center for rare pediatric head and neck malformations. METHODS Medical charts of patients diagnosed with congenital laryngeal stenosis in our ins...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate outcomes of balloon dilation laryngoplasty for laryngeal stenosis in children. DESIGN Retrospective study. SETTING Academic tertiary care department of pediatric otolaryngology. PATIENTS All children treated with laryngeal balloon dilation (primarily or secondarily following laryngeal surgery) from 2002 to 2010. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Stenosis severity, measured usi...

PURPOSE When tracheal intubation is required in a patient with an uncollapsible tracheal stenosis, the tip of the tube is usually positioned proximal to the stenosis. Only the tip of the tube may be in the trachea and the tube can be dislodged. We report the successful airway management of a patient with an uncollapsible tracheal stenosis who underwent cranial surgery in the prone position. C...

Introduction:  The aim of this study was to compare the preventive effects of corticosteroids and curcumin on subglottic stenosis in an animal model.  Materials and Methods: Twenty-one male German Shepherd dogs were used for this study. After standardized trauma to the subglottic area, the dogs were divided into three groups. Group A received curcumin (450 mg/ day) for 15 days; Group B received...

OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS We report the first case of laryngeal stenosis with granuloma in a patient with severe congenital neutropenia (SCN). STUDY DESIGN Case report and retrospective review. METHODS Review of medical records. RESULTS A 6-year-old female who was diagnosed with SCN presented with a cough and wheezing. An endoscopic study revealed laryngeal stenosis with granuloma. Tracheotom...

OBJECTIVE To describe a novel surgical technique for correcting postoperative ventral glottic stenosis (cicatrix or web formation) and the outcome in 2 Thoroughbred racehorses. STUDY DESIGN Retrospective case report. ANIMALS Thoroughbreds diagnosed with ventral glottic stenosis (n=2). METHODS Horses presenting with iatrogenic ventral glottic stenosis and resultant exercise intolerance and...

conclusions endoscopic keel placement should be done with heavy suture through cricothyroid and thyrohyoid membranes. surgeons should suture the keel to the anterior laryngeal wall with specially designed lichtenberger’s needle-carriers to prevent complications such as keel aspiration, adhesion formation and imposing a second trip under general anesthetics, which put the patient at increased ri...