title: Laryngotracheal stenosis: a 5-year review.
abstract: Twenty-seven children with varying degrees of laryngotracheal stenosis were treated at Texas Children's Hospital (TCH) from January 1984 to January 1989. Nineteen children had a residual airway demonstrable preoperatively, and following laryngotracheoplasty, 18 (95%) were successfully decannulated; all but 1 had a normal voice. Eight children had complete stenosis. Of these children, 6 could be decannulated, but 3 required a second laryngotracheoplasty. Four children now have voice abnormalities.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City 52242.
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: F I
authors.initials: FI
authors.lastname: Catlin
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007829:Laryngostenosis / Q000145:classification / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D011379:Prognosis; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014135:Tracheal Stenosis / Q000145:classification / Q000601:surgery*; D014833:Voice Quality