Supraglottic airways are an established part of routine and emergency pediatric airway management, including use in difficult airways and neonatal resuscitation. With the introduction of newer supraglottic airways in children, efficacy can only be determined by comparing these devices with those that are already well established (laryngeal mask airway Classic and laryngeal mask airway ProSeal)....

OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS Supraglottic injection of botulinum toxin (Botox) has been described as an effective treatment for adductor spasmodic dysphonia (ADSD). Anecdotal evidence suggests that the patients have little to no breathiness after injection, but no formal longitudinal studies have been carried out to date. The purpose of this study was to examine the voice outcomes in patients with ADS...

OBJECTIVE To explore both the early prediction and diagnosis of dysphagia in preterm infants as an important developmental aspect as well as the prevention of respiratory complications, we developed the simple and-easy-to-apply Dysphagia Screening Test for Preterm Infants (DST-PI) to predict supraglottic penetration and subglottic aspiration. METHODS Fifty-two infants were enrolled in a video...

OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS To examine the prognostic value of hypoxia inducible factor HIF-1a, CA-IX, and OPN on clinical outcome in patients with T1-T2 supraglottic laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma (LSCC) treated with primarily radiotherapy (RT). STUDY DESIGN Retrospective cohort study. METHODS Tumor tissue sections of 60 patients with T1-T2 supraglottic LSCC treated with primarily radiotherap...

OBJECTIVES To evaluate the effectiveness of selective neck dissection of sublevel IIa and level III in cases of glottis and supraglottic laryngeal carcinoma in the absence of lymph node metastasis and to show if there is value in dissecting the sublevel IIb or level IV in these cases. PATIENTS AND METHODS Twenty-five patients with N0 glottic or supraglottic cancer were subjected to unilateral...

Laryngomalacia is a congenital condition that is characterized by the abnormal development of supraglottic structures, such as the epiglottis. The supraglottic structures tend to collapse during inspiration, causing stridor and, in severe cases, hypoxemia. Tracheomalacia is a more serious condition of abnormally developing tracheal cartilage that is characterized by tracheal lumen collapse dura...

The larynx is divided into the supraglottic, glottic and subglottic regions, each serving different functions. The false vocal cords, also known as the ventricular or vestibular folds, are two thick, sagittally oriented, individually sized mucosal duplications arising from the wall into the lumen of the supraglottic space and forming the medial wall of the laryngeal ventricle (Kutta et al., 2004).

Damage of laryngeal mask airway and other supraglottic airway devices has always been a matter of concern. Although manufacturer recommends maximum 40 uses of LMA (and its congeners) but damage before 40 uses needs to be evaluated. We hereby, describe a novel method of repair of supraglottic devices when damage occurs at mask inflation line or pilot balloon valve assembly.

Aim of the study was to evaluate whether laser endoscopic microsurgery is a reliable and appropriate approach to treatment of laryngeal supraglottic cancer. A retrospective study was made of 12 patients (11 M/1 F; mean age 62.5 years) treated from December 1995 to October 2001 in the Department of Surgical Sciences and Organ Transplantations, Section of Otorhinolaryngology, University of Caglia...