title: Cricoid reduction laryngoplasty for treatment of dysphonia after pediatric laryngotracheal reconstruction.
abstract: Dysphonia is common after pediatric laryngotracheal reconstruction (LTR). Surgical techniques designed to rehabilitate the voice after LTR have not yet been proposed. Herein we describe a case of a patient with severe glottal insufficiency after LTR who was treated with a cricoid reduction laryngoplasty in order to surgically rehabilitate the voice. Removal of the posterior costal cartilage graft was effective at improving the quality of the voice and left the patient with an adequate airway even during moderate exercise.
authors.affiliation: Division of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery, Primary Children's Hospital, The University of Utah School of Medicine, United States. Electronic address: marshall.smith@hsc.utah.edu.
authors.forename: Morgan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bliss
authors.affiliation: Voice Disorders Center, University Hospital, The University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, United States.
authors.forename: Dan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Houtz
authors.affiliation: Division of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery, Primary Children's Hospital, The University of Utah School of Medicine, United States; Voice Disorders Center, University Hospital, The University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, United States.
authors.forename: Marshall E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Smith
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D003413:Cricoid Cartilage / Q000601:surgery*; D055154:Dysphonia / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D058753:Laryngoplasty / Q000379:methods*; D007829:Laryngostenosis / Q000601:surgery; D007830:Larynx / Q000601:surgery; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D014132:Trachea / Q000601:surgery
keywords: Dysphonia; Otorhinolaryngological diseases