title: Surgical treatment of a case of adult epiglottic laryngomalacia.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Adult laryngomalacia is rare. It may be idiopathic or secondary to trauma or degenerative disease.
  
  
  METHODS
  A 25-year-old man presented with inspiratory dyspnea on effort of several months' evolution. Flexible endoscopy found epiglottic laryngomalacia, managed by CO2 laser V-shaped partial epiglottectomy.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Excessive resection of the epiglottis may lead to false passage; insufficient resection risks being ineffective. V-shaped partial epiglottectomy minimizes risk of false passage while ensuring permanent respiratory airflow via the epiglottic V during epiglottic movement.
authors.affiliation: Département de chirurgie cervico-faciale, centre hospitalo-universitaire Gui-de-Chauliac, 80, avenue Augustin-Fliche, 34295 Montpellier cedex 5, France. Electronic address: m-bartolomeo@chu-montpellier.fr.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bartolomeo
authors.affiliation: Département de chirurgie cervico-faciale, centre hospitalo-universitaire Gui-de-Chauliac, 80, avenue Augustin-Fliche, 34295 Montpellier cedex 5, France.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bigi
authors.affiliation: Département de chirurgie cervico-faciale, centre hospitalo-universitaire Gui-de-Chauliac, 80, avenue Augustin-Fliche, 34295 Montpellier cedex 5, France.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pelliccia
authors.affiliation: Département de chirurgie cervico-faciale, centre hospitalo-universitaire Gui-de-Chauliac, 80, avenue Augustin-Fliche, 34295 Montpellier cedex 5, France.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Makeieff
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004825:Epiglottis; D006801:Humans; D055092:Laryngomalacia / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male
keywords: Adult; Epiglottis; Laryngomalacia; Laser