Single- vs double-stage laryngotracheal reconstruction.

Single-stage laryngotracheal reconstruction: the Great Ormond Street experience and guidelines for patient selection.

OBJECTIVES To review all patients undergoing single-stage laryngotracheal reconstruction and to determine guidelines to predict successful outcomes and prevent the necessity of tracheotomy following laryngotracheal reconstruction. DESIGN Chart review. SETTING Tertiary care children's hospital. PATIENTS A retrospective chart review was performed at our institution involving all patients wh...

OTOLARYNGOLOGIC CLINICS ISSUE: PAEDIATRIC LARYNGOTRACHEAL RECONSTRUCTION Edited by Dr Peter Koltai Single and Multi Stage Pediatric Laryngotracheal Reconstruction

Comparison of hybrid laryngotracheal reconstruction to traditional single- and double-stage laryngotracheal reconstruction.

OBJECTIVES (1) To describe outcomes from and modifications to the hybrid laryngotracheal reconstruction (LTR) technique and (2) to compare this technique to traditional single- and double-stage LTR (ssLTR/dsLTR). STUDY DESIGN Chart review with case series. SETTING Tertiary care otolaryngology specialty hospital. SUBJECTS All patients under 18 years of age who underwent LTR by a single sur...

Laryngotracheal reconstruction: a ten-year review of risk factors for decannulation failure.

OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS To determine risk factors for decannulation failure after laryngotracheal reconstruction performed at a single institution over a 10-year period. STUDY DESIGN This is a retrospective cohort study. METHODS The study population included 95 adult patients who underwent laryngotracheal reconstruction at a single tertiary care medical center between 2003 and 2012. Data were...

Airway reconstruction: review of an approach to the advanced-stage laryngotracheal stenosis.

INTRODUCTION The management of laryngotracheal stenosis is complex and is influenced by multiple factors that can affect the ultimate outcome. Advanced lesions represent a special challenge to the treating surgeon to find the best remedying technique. OBJECTIVE To review the efficacy of our surgical reconstructive approach in managing advanced-stage laryngotracheal stenosis treated at a terti...