title: [The diagnosis and management of laryngotracheal stenosis in children].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the clinical etiopathogenesis, the diagnose and the treatment of laryngotracheal stenosis in children.
  
  
  METHODS
  Six patients with laryngotracheal stenosis who had been surgically were reviewed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Three cases of congenital laryngeal cyst, among 2 cases were treated by undertaken endoscopic, one case was treated by laryngofissure. One case with congenital laryngeal web was treated by undertaken endoscopic with CO2 laser resection. One case with congenital tongue base cyst was treated by direct laryngoscope with puncture. One case with congenital cricoiddysplasty was treated by laryngotracheotomy with stent. One case of traumatic granuloma of trachea was treated by fence-form tracheotomy and inserting T-shape tube. Four patients were successfully decannulated, one patient was cured, one patient were followed-up.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The early diagnosis of laryngotracheal stenosis in children was important. The different methods of surgical used here for the laryngotracheal stenosis proved to be effective. The functions of laryngotracheal would been recovered with good voices and satisfactory airway.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Xinhua Hospital, Jiaotong University Affiliated School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200092, China. huangqi3300@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Qi
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Hao
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Zhaoyan
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Xiangping
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Mingliang
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Xiang
authors.forename: Zhentao
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007829:Laryngostenosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male