Endoscopic laser excision in the management of laryngotracheal stenosis.

Sixteen cases of Chronic laryngotracheal stensis were included in the study. They underwent endoscopic CO(2) laser excision of the stenotic segment. Three patients were decannulated.

Radiological evaluation of chronic laryngotracheal stenosis.

Sixteen cases of chronic laryngotracheal stenosis were assessed. They underwent complete ENT evaluation including indirect laryngoscopy, direct laryngoscopy, microlaryngoscopy and tracheoscopy. Preoperatively plain X-ray of soft tissue neck and computed tomography (CT) was done.

Management of laryngotracheal stenosis using dilatation and stenting.

14 patients of chronic lai yngotracheal stenosis were studied They underwent dilatation land stenting follonmg GO laser excision of the stenotic segment 70% patients had improvement in airway and voice was improved in 64% of the patients.

Anxiety disorders comorbidity in mood disorder subgroups: data from a mood disorders clinic.

Background: Previous research has identified a high rate of anxiety disorders comorbidity in patients with a primary mood disorder diagnosis. Discrepancies between studies in the comorbidity prevalence of specific anxiety disorders in mood disorders, and of anxiety disorders comorbidity between unipolar depression and bipolar mood disorder are in part due to differences in sampling and diagnostic assessment methodology.

Method: The authors reviewed the charts of 138 patients who received the SCID-P for DSM-III on enrollment in a Mood Disorders Clinic during the period 1982 through 1988.