Successful reconstruction of extensive laryngotracheal strictures after inhalation burn injury: report of a case.
We report a rare case of long segmental laryngotracheal stenosis following inhalation burn injury. The patient presented 2 months after his injury with progressive stridor and dyspnea necessitating tracheostomy. A computed tomographic scan of the neck revealed stenosis extending from the vocal cords to the top of the sternum. Repair was successfully carried out with multiple surgical procedures employing hinge-flap closure tented with autogenous tissue.
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Department of Thoracic Surgery, Jichi Medical School, Kawachi-gun, Tochigi, Japan.
Saito
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Murayama
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Yamaguchi
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Sohara
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D000328:Adult; D002059:Burns, Inhalation / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007829:Laryngostenosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D013517:Otorhinolaryngologic Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014135:Tracheal Stenosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome