Idiopathic acquired supraglottic web: a case report.
We report a case of an idiopathic acquired supraglottic web in an 83-year-old man. The web was managed with a combination of dilation and unilateral CO(2) laser excision. Subsequent to removal, the web recurred three times; it was removed in the same fashion twice and left alone once. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first reported case of a truly idiopathic acquired laryngeal web.
Department of Anaesthesia, Leeds General Infirmary, Leeds, U.K.
David
D
Pegg
Anastasios
A
Kanatas
Zvoru
Z
Makura
D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003238:Connective Tissue / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D004106:Dilatation; D055154:Dysphonia / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007828:Laryngoscopy; D007830:Larynx / Q000473:pathology*; D053685:Laser Therapy; D008297:Male; D012135:Respiratory Sounds / Q000209:etiology; D014827:Vocal Cords / Q000473:pathology