title: Surgical management of idiopathic subglottic tracheal stenosis.
abstract: A case of idiopathic subglottic tracheal stenosis in a 50-year-old female is presented. A procedure of single-stage resection of the lesion and end-to-end anastomosis was performed with excellent results 1 year after the operation. The clinical, paraclinical, diagnostic, therapeutic and histopathological aspects of this rare pathologic condition are discussed and the literature on this topic is reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, Evangelismos Hospital, Athens, Greece. dkakats@cc.uoa.gr
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Loutsidis
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zisis
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Lariou
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Bellenis
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005931:Glottis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007828:Laryngoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D053685:Laser Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014135:Tracheal Stenosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome