[Surgical treatment of laryngotracheal stenosis].
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the surgical treatment results of laryngotracheal stenosis.


METHODS
Forty-five patients with laryngotracheal stenosis, atresia or defects who had been treated surgically were reviewed. Different operative reconstructions were used accordingly, such as simple scar resectoin and dilatation, mucosa resuturing, Z-plasty, flap reconstruction, sleeve resection.


RESULTS
Forty-three patients had been treated successfully with good airway patency, although 37 of them had hoarseness of voice. One patient lost to follow-up and another had compromised airway after operation.


CONCLUSIONS
The different methods of surgical reconstruction used here for the laryngotracheal stenosis proved to be effective.
Lu
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Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Shenzhen Redcross Hospital, Shenzhen 518029.
Wang
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D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007829:Laryngostenosis / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D013517:Otorhinolaryngologic Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D014135:Tracheal Stenosis / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome