TY - JOUR
T1 - Subglottic stenosis in short-statured children
T2 - A case for further investigation of airway symptoms in patients with skeletal dysplasias
AU - Lee, Jonathan H.
AU - Ellison, Jay W.
AU - Schears, Gregory J.
AU - Thompson, Dana M.
PY - 2006/1
Y1 - 2006/1
N2 - Clinical evaluation of children with skeletal dysplasias is often concentrated on morphologic and radiographic assessments, but many of these patients also have disease processes of the ear, nose, and throat. We report a case of an 11-month-old girl with an unknown short-limbed dwarfism, similar to acromicric dysplasia, with grade II subglottic stenosis. Laryngotracheoplasty with anterior autologous costal cartilage graft and posterior cricoid split was performed at age 13 months, with subsequent improvement of her airway status. In cases of children with skeletal dysplasias and obstructive airway symptoms, formal otolaryngologic evaluation is warranted for definitive diagnosis and treatment.
AB - Clinical evaluation of children with skeletal dysplasias is often concentrated on morphologic and radiographic assessments, but many of these patients also have disease processes of the ear, nose, and throat. We report a case of an 11-month-old girl with an unknown short-limbed dwarfism, similar to acromicric dysplasia, with grade II subglottic stenosis. Laryngotracheoplasty with anterior autologous costal cartilage graft and posterior cricoid split was performed at age 13 months, with subsequent improvement of her airway status. In cases of children with skeletal dysplasias and obstructive airway symptoms, formal otolaryngologic evaluation is warranted for definitive diagnosis and treatment.
KW - Laryngotracheal reconstruction
KW - Laryngotracheoplasty
KW - Skeletal dysplasia
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U2 - 10.1016/j.ijporl.2005.05.031
DO - 10.1016/j.ijporl.2005.05.031
M3 - Article
C2 - 16105694
AN - SCOPUS:29244462999
VL - 70
SP - 147
EP - 153
JO - International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology
JF - International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology
SN - 0165-5876
IS - 1
ER -