title: Wegener's granulomatosis and subglottic stenosis: management of the airway.
abstract: Wegener's granulomatosis is a multisystemic disease characterized by foci of necrotizing vasculitis and granuloma formation. Subglottic stenosis may occur either as a presenting feature or a late-stage manifestation of the disease, but will occur in approximately 10-20 per cent of cases. We present a series of seven cases of Wegener's granulomatosis with subglottic stenosis and discuss our management of this condition. Where there is active disease, tracheostomy is the first-line surgical treatment of respiratory obstruction, as an adjunct to full medical therapy. More aggressive or elaborate surgical treatments should be reserved for non-active cases in which patients have not required medical treatment for one year.
authors.affiliation: Department of ENT, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TH, UK.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Alaani
authors.forename: R P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Hogg
authors.forename: A B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Drake Lee
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001379:Azathioprine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy / Q000379:methods; D003520:Cyclophosphamide / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005260:Female; D014890:Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007829:Laryngostenosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014139:Tracheostomy; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents; D003520:Cyclophosphamide; D011239:Prednisolone; D001379:Azathioprine