title: Cicatricial posterior glottic stenosis. Our experience.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Presentation of the results obtained in the treatment of cicatricial posterior glottic stenosis.
  
  
  METHODS
  A retrospective study of 34 patients diagnosed and treated for cicatricial posterior glottic stenosis in our ENT Department.
  
  
  RESULTS
  In our series, 85.36% of our patients were decannulated. Of these, 80% of the patients with glottic stenosis were decannulated, while 92.9% of the patients with other associated laryngotracheal stenosis were paradoxically decannulated. Of all the patients, 70% required more than 1 surgical procedure, although most of these interventions were to resolve minor issues following our protocol. The number of subsequent interventions was determined by the location of the stenosis, with there being more interventions when the posterior glottic stenosis was associated with another type of laryngotracheal stenosis (p=.001).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The surgical results for treating cicatricial posterior glottic stenosis are quite positive. However, unlike other types of posterior glottic stenosis (such as neurogenic abductor paralysis), it requires a greater number of interventions to achieve definitive decannulation. Endoscopic procedures play an important role and represent our main tool.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Otorrinolaringología, Hospital Universitario de Móstoles, Móstoles, Madrid, España. Electronic address: ana.maeso@salud.madrid.org.
authors.forename: Ana
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Maeso-Plaza
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Otorrinolaringología, Hospital Universitario de Móstoles, Móstoles, Madrid, España.
authors.forename: María
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dablanca-Blanco
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Otorrinolaringología, Hospital Infanta Sofía, San Sebastián de los Reyes, Madrid, España.
authors.forename: Consuelo
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ortega-Fernandez
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Otorrinolaringología, Hospital Universitario de Móstoles, Móstoles, Madrid, España.
authors.forename: Primitivo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ortega-Del Álamo
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002921:Cicatrix / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005931:Glottis; D006801:Humans; D007818:Laryngeal Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D007829:Laryngostenosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: CO(2) laser; Estenosis laríngeas; Laryngeal stenosis; Láser CO(2); Mitomicina C; Mitomycin C