Laryngotracheal separation under local anaesthesia for intractable salivary aspiration: cricoidectomy with fibrin glue support.
Chronic salivary aspiration can cause life-threatening pneumonia in a patient whose laryngeal function is completely lost. We report a patient who had laryngotracheal separation with cricoidectomy under local anaesthesia. The simplicity and reliability of the procedure were improved by using fibrin glue and the outcome was most satisfactory.
Sone
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Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Nagoya University School of Medicine, Japan.
Nakashima
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Yanagita
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D000368:Aged; D000772:Anesthesia, Local; D003413:Cricoid Cartilage / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D015718:Fibrin Tissue Adhesive; D006801:Humans; D007830:Larynx / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D011015:Pneumonia, Aspiration / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D014132:Trachea / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*
D015718:Fibrin Tissue Adhesive