title: [Surgical treatment of laryngotracheal stenosis].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To improve the curative effects of laryngotracheal stenosis.
  
  
  METHODS
  Seventy patients treated for laryngotracheal stenosis on the different pathologic condition of the larynx and trachea were retrospectively reviewed. Different operative reconstruction methods were used accordingly.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Among 70 patients, 65 (92.9) patients succeed in decannulation. The average course of usage of stent was 14.8 days, the average course from operation to decannulation was 82.0 days.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The choice of surgical procedure must be decided on the pathologic conditions of the larynx and trachea. Eliminating the defect of the mucosa and reconstructing a wide enough airway was the key to improve the curative effect.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan 250012.
authors.forename: Liqiang
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Xinyong
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Luan
authors.forename: Xinliang
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Pan
authors.forename: Guang
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Xie
authors.forename: Fenglei
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Dayu
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Dapeng
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lei
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007829:Laryngostenosis / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014135:Tracheal Stenosis / Q000601:surgery*