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Subglottic Stenosis.
Curr Probl Pediatr Adolesc Health Care
April 2018
The Center for Pediatric Airway Disorders, Division of Otolaryngology, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA.
Subglottic stenosis refers to narrowing of the airway diameter below the vocal folds and may be congenital or acquired. Typical signs and symptoms range from recurrent croup and exertional stridor to complete airflow obstruction requiring tracheotomy. Management of moderate and severe subglottic stenosis often requires intricate surgical techniques.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBalloon dilation for recurrent stenosis after pediatric laryngotracheoplasty.
Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol
September 2010
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Children's Hospital at Montefiore, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, USA.
Objectives: We assessed the safety and efficacy of balloon dilation as treatment for recurrent stenosis after pediatric laryngotracheoplasty.
Methods: We studied a retrospective case series at an academic tertiary care children's hospital. We included all patients under the age of 18 years with subglottic or tracheal stenosis treated at our institution with balloon dilation between June 2007 and April 2009.
Trousseau's contribution to laryngology was considerable, but it was eclipsed by his reputation in other fields. His work in the field was not limited to the diffusion of tracheotomy for the treatment of croup, despite opposition from certain surgeons. He totally transformed the intervention, which up until then had been undertaken without any specific methodology, into a controlled procedure with principles that still apply today.
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