BACKGROUND We evaluated the efficacy of a new anesthetic technique termed ultrasound-guided capsule-sheath space block (CSSB) combined with anterior cervical cutaneous nerve block (CCNB) for thyroidectomy. METHODS The study included two parts: Part one was an imaging study to determine technique feasibility. The CSSB was performed on five healthy volunteers by introducing the needle 0.5 cm la...

The dog was hit by a car and immediately after the accident no abnormalities were present. One month later there were changes in phonation and dyspnea. Considerations were laryngeal paralysis, laryngeal neoplasia, abscess, cyst, granuloma, or hematoma. Laryngeal collapse due to chondromalacia was considered less likely due to the breed. The laryngeal lumen was narrow with an irregular mucosal s...

Subglottic injury (SGI) is a known complication of prolonged intubation in neonates and infants and can lead to failed extubation. SGI is a spectrum that includes mucosal edema, ulceration, granulation perichondritis, and mature scar formation. Although medical management aimed at treating mucosal edema and extraesophageal reflux is successful in treating a majority of patients, some require su...

PURPOSE Our goal was to describe the CT findings before and after radiation therapy in a series of patients with laryngeal chondroradionecrosis. METHODS The CT studies obtained before and after radiation therapy in nine patients with the diagnosis of laryngeal chondroradionecrosis were reviewed retrospectively. RESULTS CT scans revealed abnormalities in all patients. A variable degree of la...

A history of recent frequency in cough and sputum was presented in a 73-year-old male. A neck CT scan revealed a heterogeneously enhanced and poorly-demarcated mass, measuring approximately 35 × 35 mm, arising from the right cricoid cartilage and projecting into the airway. The inadequate cytologic specimen contained few individual cells or small clusters of tumor cells having pleomorphic and s...

BACKGROUND Little information is available about the accuracy of the teeth mark on the laryngeal tube (LT) as a guide to correct placement in children. The aim of this crossover study was to evaluate three methods for optimal insertion depth of the size (#) 2 tube in children weighing 12-25 kg. METHOD In 24 children, the LT #2 was consecutively inserted by three different methods: (A) until t...

PURPOSE To define the typical CT features of chondrosarcoma of the larynx. PATIENTS AND METHODS Results of CT studies, performed on 10 patients with pathologically proved chondrosarcoma of the larynx, were retrospectively reviewed and correlated with clinical presentation. RESULTS In all patients, the mass was detected on CT. The most frequent site of origin of the tumor was the cricoid car...

The purpose of the current study was to explore whether the laryngeal dose can be reduced by using 2 intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) techniques: whole-neck field IMRT technique (WF-IMRT) vs. junctioned IMRT (J-IMRT). The effect on planning target volumes (PTVs) coverage and laryngeal sparing was evaluated. WF-IMRT technique consisted of a single IMRT plan, including the primary tum...

We present a 3-year-old, preterm, male patient, who suffered bronchopulmonary dysplasia and was tracheostomised, giving rise to Cotton grade III subglottic stenosis (SS) secondary to prolonged intubation, which was subsequently treated by laryngotracheofissure with a posterior cricoid split and interposition of anterior costal cartilage and placement of a new suprastomal stent (Fig. 1). The lar...