title: Surgical treatment of infantile subglottic hemangioma.
abstract: Three cases of infantile subglottic hemangioma are described. Generally conservative management is favored by most authors. These present lesions were removed surgically by midline cricotracheotomy. Follow-up showed that all children were well and without complaints. The authors believe that besides management with the CO2 laser and short-term steroid therapy, operative treatment of infantile subglottic hemangioma is a valuable alternative which should receive more attention. All children were decannulated a few days after surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Radboud University Hospital, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Mulder
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: van den Broek
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D005931:Glottis / Q000601:surgery*; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D014140:Tracheotomy