title: [Endoscope assisted coblation surgery for treating subglottic stenosis].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To introduce a new surgical treatment for subglottic stenosis.
  
  
  METHODS
  Six patients with subglottic stenosis were retrospectively studied. Four cases had history of intubation or tracheostomy. Two cases were because of B cell lymphoma and Wegener granulomatosis. All cases underwent endoscope assisted coblation surgery.
  
  
  RESULTS
  All of the patients were discharged from hospital with no tube in one week after surgery. In a follow-up of 3-21 months, stenosis in 2 cases of B cell lymphoma and Wegener granulomatosis recurred 3 months after operation. These 2 patients were operated by coblation again and are still followed-up by now.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The endoscope assisted coblation surgery is a new minimally invasive method for treating subglottic stenosis. Further more,it can be reused to whom has a relapse.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Dalian Municipal Central Hospital, Dalian, 116033, China.
authors.forename: Qingfeng
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Jingjing
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Hui
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D017115:Catheter Ablation / Q000379:methods*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005931:Glottis / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007036:Hypothermia, Induced; D007829:Laryngostenosis / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D055815:Young Adult