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- Title
Ocena wyników leczenia zwężeń szpary głośni w materiale Kliniki Otolaryngologii i Onkologii Laryngologicznej w Bydgoszczy w latach 2000-2010.
- Authors
ORZECHOWSKA, MONIKA; KAŹMIERCZAK, HENRYK; WIERZCHOWSKA, MAŁGORZATA
- Abstract
Introduction. Diminishing of the true glottis can cause varying degrees of impairment of ventilation. There are many different causes of glottic stenosis, and the effects of surgery treatment are not always satisfactory. Aim. The aim of this study was to analyze the causes and effects of treatment glottic stenosis in patients hospitalized in the Department of Otolaryngology in Bydgoszcz in 2000-2010. Material and methods. The analysis included 44 patients with stenosis of the true glottis caused by factors other than cancer. Thirty two (73%) patients had bilateral stenosis cause by paralysis of the true glottis, while in the other 12 (27%) patients the stenosis was due to scars within the larynx. In all patients, an attempt to widen the true glottis using a CO2 laser was made. Results. Forty per cent of patients were operated only once. Others required several treatments with CO2 laser. Four patients (9%) had surgery from external approach. Finally, a satisfactory result was obtained in 86% of the patients. Conclusions. The advantage of using laser surgery is the short time of hospital stay, and a small percentage of complications which, even if they do appear, are not a major clinical problem.
- Publication
Otorynolaryngologia, 2012, Vol 11, Issue 4, p163
- ISSN
1643-658X
- Publication type
Article