[Experiences of surgical treatment with cicatricial laryngotracheal atresia: report of 48 cases].
OBJECTIVE
In order to improve the treatment methods of laryngotracheal atresia, several improved surgical procedures were used.


METHODS
From 1986, the 48 patients with laryngotracheal atresia accepted surgical treatment in our hospital. Laryngo-fissure with laser cauterization of the glottis, laryngotracheal reconstruction using surgical flaps with or without particles, laryngo-tracheal reconstruction using itself's cicatrices, tracheal end-to-end anastomosis, two-stage laryngotracheal reconstruction using aqueduct method, bronchotracheal reconstruction through the chest.


RESULTS
46/48 cases were cured breathing without tracheal cannula. Following-up survey is 1-12 years.


CONCLUSIONS
The treatment of cicatricial laryngotracheal atresia was difficult, but if the surgical methods were selected carefully according to the situation of each patient, we also can get a good result.
Ruan
Y
Y
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Tangdu Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an 710038.
Chen
W
W
Li
G
G
Cheng
Q
Q
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002921:Cicatrix / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007829:Laryngostenosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures; D014135:Tracheal Stenosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*