Treatment of postintubation laryngeal stenosis using argon plasma coagulation

Lidia Zawadzka-Głos, Mieczysłw Chmielik, Anna Gabryszewska

Summary
Subglottic stenosis of the larynx in children is still a difficult problem. Endoscopic dilation of the laryngeal lumen is one of many ways of treatment. The article disccusses preliminary results concerning treatment of postintubation laryngeal stenosis by argon plasma coagulation (APC). The investigation was based on 12 children with postintubation laryngeal stenosis, with I to IV degrees of stenosis according to the Myer-Cotton grading system. Improvement was observed in all treated children. The method of treatment, its advantages and disadvantages are described in the article.

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