Laryngeal papillomatosis in children and their surgical treatment

Lidia Zawadzka-Głos, Mieczysław Chmielik, Anna Bielicka

Summary
Laryngeal papillomas in children constitute a disease of viral aetiology caused by Human Papilloma Virus. Even though the changes are histologically benign, their exophytic growth may lead to a critical airway obstruction and the child´s suffocation. Due to the tendency to recur, lack of causal treatment, and risk of malignancy the optimal method of treating this condition is still being sought. The study presents methods applied nowadays in the treatment of laryngeal papillomas; especially, it concentrates on a classical papillotomy and its main advantage: the diminished risk of scar formation leading to laryngeal stenosis and vocal fold injury with speech disorders.

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