Open airway surgery for post-COVID laryngotracheal stenosis.

Introduction: This study reports our experience with open reconstructive surgery in patients with laryngotracheal stenosis (LTS) following prolonged intubation and/or tracheostomy in the context of COVID-19.

Methods: All patients underwent a preoperative endoscopic airway assessment. Posterior glottic lesions were graded according to the Bogdasarian classification, subglottic-tracheal lesions according to the Cotton-Myers classification and postoperative complications reported by the Clavien-Dindo classification.

[Postoperative monitoring after adenotonsillectomy of children with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome].

Tonsillotomy or tonsillectomy, with or without adenoidectomy, is one of the most frequently performed procedure in the pediatric population. Obstructive sleep apnea is one of the main indications for these procedures. Respiratory problems following surgery are the most feared surgical complications.