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Laryngeal Stenosis Treatment

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Symptoms

  • Apnea,
  • Suprasternal and subcostal retractions
  • Tachypnea, and dyspnea.

Causes

  • Laryngeal stenosis (LS) is a congenital or acquired narrowing of the larynx causing airway compromise.
  • The acquired causes may be due to endotracheal intubation, trauma, burns, inflammation, neoplasms, autoimmune disorders and collagen vascular disease.

More about Treatment

Endoscopic scar excision with cauterization, cryosurgery, and serial electrosurgical resection has been used with limited success. The carbon dioxide laser can be useful for treating early stenosis with granulation tissue.

 

DIAGNOSIS:

  • It is diagnosed where subglottic narrowing exists with no history of intubation or surgical trauma.
  • Distinguishing congenital from acquired stenosis once a child has been intubated is difficult, but the suspected incidence is 5%.
  • Congenital stenosis can be a contributing factor to acquired laryngeal stenosis

 

 

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