Surgical management of cicatricial post-scleromatous sub-glottic stenosis.
In Egypt, sub-glottic stenosis is commonly caused by scleromatous affection. The countries in which scleroma is endemic have been reviewed. The incidence of scleroma, laryngeal scleroma, and sub-glottic affection, and their sex ratios have been discussed. Radiological study of the sub-glottic extension has been done. The operative procedures are detailed and the results are presented. The use of the Montgomery T-tube is an essential part of all these operations. The excision of scar tissue from the sub-glottic region was done in children, and this accords with recent trends. Twenty cases have been operated upon, with airway improvement in all of them.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002921:Cicatrix / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006102:Granuloma, Laryngeal / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D007829:Laryngostenosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D012226:Rhinoscleroma / Q000150:complications*