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Korean Journal of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery > Volume 32(5); 1989 > Article
Korean Journal of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery 1989;32(5): 918-22.
Clinical Study of Laryngotracheal Stenosis
Seung Ju Lee, MD, Dong Woo Park, MD, Yoon Young Chung, MD, Seon Kon Koo, MD, In Hyoung Lee, MD, and Cheon Hwan Oh, MD
Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Chunan Hospital, College of Medicine, Soonchunhyang University, Korea
후두 및 기관협착증의 임상적 고찰
이승주 · 박동우 · 정윤영 · 구선곤 · 이인형 · 오천환
순천향대학교 의학부 천안병원 이비인후과학교실
ABSTRACT

Many otolaryngologists were faced with laryngotracheal stenosis as one of the most difficult problems in management. In spite of vicissitude of management, the patients are still increasing with increased necessity of keeping air way by the tracheostomy and prolonged endotracheal intubation. The methods of treatment were variable such as mechanical dilation, stenting, laryngotracheal reconstruction and segmental resection with end-to anastomosis. In the past 3 years, the authors have been treated 15 cases of laryngotracheal stenosis and the results were as follows. 1) The age distribution was followed as 6th decade 6 cases and under the 10 years of age 4 cases. Among the 15 cases, 12 cases were in male and 3 cases were in female. 2) The etiology was tracheostom 10 cases, prolonged endotracheal 4 cases and laryngeal fracture 1 case. 3) The primary disease were followed as head trauma 6 cases, drug intoxication 3 cases and major surgery 2 cases. 4) The sites of stenosis were followed as glottis 2 cases, subglottis 4 cases, trachea 6 cases, and combined sites 3 cases. 5) The methods of treatment were used as conservative 1 case and surgery 14 cases. 

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