title: Microdebrider removal of tracheal papilloma via tracheostomy in the child with an obliterated larynx.
abstract: In children, recurrent respiratory papillomatosis is the most common benign neoplasm of the airway. The disease frequently involves the larynx and may spread to extralaryngeal sites. Use of a microdebrider has been suggested as a safe and low-cost technique which reduces operating time, compared with laser removal of laryngeal lesions. We describe a technique for using a microdebrider to remove tracheal papillomas when the larynx is obliterated with the disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Children's Hospital, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas 77555-0521, USA. seulualp@utmb.edu
authors.forename: S O
authors.initials: SO
authors.lastname: Ulualp
authors.forename: M W
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Ryan
authors.forename: S T
authors.initials: ST
authors.lastname: Wright
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003646:Debridement / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007822:Laryngeal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D010212:Papilloma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D014134:Tracheal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D014139:Tracheostomy; D016896:Treatment Outcome