Diego Preciado, George Zalzal Summary This chapter will review the preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative considerations for successfully carrying out laryngotracheal reconstruction. Key points of consideration to ensure success while avoiding…
Michael Rutter, Claudia Schweiger Summary Slide tracheoplasty is a surgical technique originally designed by Goldstraw in the 1980s to repair congenital tracheal stenosis caused by complete tracheal rings. It is…
Nikolaus E. Wolter, Reza Rahbar Summary Laryngotracheal cleft (LC) represent a spectrum of anomalous connections of the trachea and esophagus extending from laryngeal inlet. In general, the degree of symptoms…
Anat Wengier, Ari DeRowe Summary Laryngotracheal reconstruction (LTR) includes a variety of techniques for expanding the laryngotracheal complex and stabilizing the resultant airway, in cases of laryngotracheal stenosis. Cartilage interposition…
Ian N. Jacobs Summary The mainstay for repair of severe laryngotracheal stenosis is either laryngotracheal reconstruction (LTR) with cartilage expansion using autologous cartilage or partial cricotracheal resection (CTR) where the…
Seth M. Pransky, Jeffrey D. Bernstein Summary Juvenile onset recurrent respiratory papillomatosis (JORRP) is caused by human papillomavirus (HPV) types 6 and 11. Transmission is believed to occur vertically from…
K. A. Stephenson, M. E. Wyatt Summary Advances in instrumentation and anesthetic techniques have expanded the boundaries of endoscopic airway surgery. Specialized microinstruments, the dilating balloon, laser, and powered microdebrider…
Gadi Fishman Summary There is not one single surgical technique to correct velopharyngeal insufficiency. The surgical approach typically depends on the pattern of the vellopharyngeal closure, its location and size,…
Blake Smith, Paul Krakovitz Summary Pediatric tracheostomy persists as a necessary armament of the airway surgeon despite evolving indications over the past several decades. The primary indications for tracheostomy include…
Annabelle Tay Sok Yan, Christine Barron, Tulio A. Valdez Summary Rigid bronchoscopy provides an excellent visualization of the airway. With the advancement in medical technology, the indications and uses continue…
