Single-stage laryngotracheal reconstruction |
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| Authors: | R P Lusk S Gray H R Muntz |
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| Affiliation: | Washington University School of Medicine, Children's Hospital, St Louis, MO. |
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| Abstract: | The mainstay for repairing subglottic and tracheal stenosis has been the rib graft with prolonged stenting. A refinement of this treatment was the use of the anterior cricoid decompression (split). We present single-stage reconstruction of the airway as an additional refinement of the laryngotracheoplasty. This article describes the experience of two institutions with single-stage reconstruction and offers some observations on the principles of the technique. |
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