Repair of stenosed tracheostoma.
A technique to repair the stenosed tracheostoma following total laryngectomy is described along with a brief discussion of some of the factors causing tracheostomal stenosis. Technical details are presented, and the importance of an interruption of the line of circular scar contracture is emphasized.
D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007822:Laryngeal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D007825:Laryngectomy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D013965:Thyroidectomy; D014135:Tracheal Stenosis / Q000601:surgery*