BACKGROUND Tracheobronchial stenosis is a known complication of endobronchial tuberculosis. Despite antituberculous and steroid therapy, the development of bronchial stenosis is usually irreversible and requires airway patency to be restored by either bronchoscopic or surgical interventions. We report the use of balloon dilatation and topical mitomycin-C to successful restore airway patency. ...

OBJECTIVES The objective is to present clinical outcomes of subglottic and tracheal stenosis treated by flexible bronchoscopic delivery of carbon dioxide (CO2) laser via laryngeal mask airway (LMA). METHODS All consecutive, nontracheotomy dependent cases of subglottic and tracheal stenosis treated endoscopically over a 4-year period were retrospectively reviewed. The surgical approach consist...

: Morquio syndrome is a progressive lysosomal storage disorder leading to accumulation of glycosaminoglycans in the soft tissue, cartilage, and bone causing skeletal dysplasia. We present four-year-old child diagnosed with right side inguinal hernia posted for herniotomy. He had large head short neck kyphoscoliosis. Pre-operative MRI whole spine shows hypoplastic dens canal stenosis, indenting ...

BACKGROUND Laryngotracheal stenosis (LTS) can be either congenital or acquired. Laryngeal stenosis is most often encountered after prolonged intubation. The mechanism for stenosis following intubation is believed to be hypertrophic scarring. Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) therapy has shown promising results in regenerative medicine. We aimed to systematically review the literature on MSC therapy...

INTRODUCTION The Montgomery silicone tracheal T-tube (Safe-TTube) has gained a role in laryngeal and tracheal reconstruction and revision by providing patients a longterm, indwelling stent that allows voice production and swallowing. Montgomery designed the tracheal T-tube in 1968.l The T-tube is made of silicone and therefore relatively inert and resistant to tissue reaction.2 It can be used f...

Correspondence: Professor Goh Bee See, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Hospital Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Jalan Yaacob Latif, 56000 Cheras, Kuala Lumpur,Malaysia. Email: [email protected] Contact number: +6019 320 9305 INTRODUCTION Most pediatric laryngotracheal stenosis are acquired comprising 95% of all cases with only 5% are of congenital origin1. Intubation ...