title: Single-stage laryngotracheal reconstruction.
abstract: The mainstay for repairing subglottic and tracheal stenosis has been the rib graft with prolonged stenting. A refinement of this treatment was the use of the anterior cricoid decompression (split). We present single-stage reconstruction of the airway as an additional refinement of the laryngotracheoplasty. This article describes the experience of two institutions with single-stage reconstruction and offers some observations on the principles of the technique.
authors.affiliation: Washington University School of Medicine, Children's Hospital, St Louis, MO.
authors.forename: R P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Lusk
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gray
authors.forename: H R
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: Muntz
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002356:Cartilage / Q000637:transplantation; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003413:Cricoid Cartilage / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007829:Laryngostenosis / Q000601:surgery*; D008722:Methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D011182:Postoperative Care; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012272:Ribs; D014135:Tracheal Stenosis / Q000601:surgery*