Laryngotracheal stenosis: a 5-year review.
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.
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Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City 52242.
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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