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New silicone tube placement therapy for patients with an anterior glottic web

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 May 2009

H Umeno ,
S Chitose ,
Y Ueda ,
T Kurita ,
H Mihashi  and
T Nakashima
H Umeno*
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Japan
S Chitose
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Japan
Y Ueda
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Japan
T Kurita
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Japan
H Mihashi
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Japan
T Nakashima
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Japan
*
Address for correspondence: Dr Hirohito Umeno, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Kurume University School of Medicine, 67 Asahi-machi, Kurume 830-0011, Japan.Fax: +81 942 37 1200 E-mail: umeno2@med.kurume-u.ac.jp
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Abstract

An anterior glottic web in adults comprises a bridge of scar tissue commonly formed as a result of iatrogenic laryngeal injury. Traditionally, procedures such as transcervical midline thyrotomy and keel placement have been used to repair this condition. However, we recently repaired an anterior glottic web using a new surgical procedure involving a silicone tube instead of a keel. We herein report this case, in which we placed a silicone tube at the anterior commissure after resection of an anterior glottic web, under endolaryngeal microsurgery, without performing a tracheostomy.

Keywords

Anterior Glottic WebSilicone TubeKeelEndolaryngeal Microsurgery
Type
Main Articles
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 123 , Supplement S31 , May 2009 , pp. 97 - 99
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 2009

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