Delayed Laryngotracheal Reconstruction With Titanium Plate: Report of 10 Cases
Accepted 9 October 2009. published online 18 January 2010. Corrected Proof
Summary
Background
Subglottic stenosis is congenital or acquired narrowing of subglottic area. The management of subglottic stenosis is still a serious surgical challenge. Although different surgical techniques are accomplished to manage the condition, no standard treatment has been presented yet.
Study Design
Titanium mesh was used in the reconstruction of the anterior laryngotracheal wall in 10 tracheostomized patients with laryngotracheal stenosis because of prolonged intubation. The anterior laryngotracheal wall was split, followed by excision of scar tissue. After several weeks, in a second-stage performance, the titanium plate was fixed at the split edges.
Results
Finally, all the patients were decanulated. However, one patient developed respiratory distress because of granulation tissue and underwent a second trial of decanulation. In one patient, the titanium plate extruded.
Department of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Iran University of Medical Science, Hazrate Rasoul hospital, Tehran, Iran
Address correspondence and reprint requests to Fatemeh Hassannia, Department of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Hazrate Rasoul Hospital, Niayesh Street, Sattarkhan Avenue, Tehran, Iran.
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