Laser surgery represents the evolution of endoscopic surgery and, as far as concerns treatment of laryngeal tumours, CO2 laser cordectomy is considered a valid alternative to conventional surgery (laryngofissure cordectomy) and to exclusive radiotherapy for glottic carcinomas, classified as T1a, T1b and T2. The present report focuses on personal experience with CO2 laser cordectomy over the las...

OBJECTIVE To review our experience using posterior cricoid grafts to manage pediatric patients with isolated posterior glottic stenosis (PGS). DESIGN Retrospective review over a 12-year period. SETTING Tertiary care pediatric hospital. PATIENTS All patients with isolated PGS treated between 1990 and 2002, in whom PGS was the dominant airway lesion and laryngotracheoplasty was required. Pa...