Surgical correction of subglottic stenosis in children. A follow-up study.
In general, subglottic stenosis in children is one of the most difficult problems to treat surgically. Six patients, aged 4-9, requiring a tracheostomy due to severe subglottic stenosis are reviewed. Decannulation was difficult to perform in these cases. All children in this series underwent surgical correction of subglottic stenosis. Patients had been successfully decannulated with no evidence of recurrent stenosis and were followed up for a period of 2-9 years. Our cases which were followed up for 2-9 years address the issue raised by opponents of surgical correction of subglottic stenosis in children, namely the consideration that the laryngeal growth potential may be adversely affected by surgery.
D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007829:Laryngostenosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D007830:Larynx / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D011859:Radiography; D013060:Speech; D014140:Tracheotomy; D014833:Voice Quality