First experience with the use of a silicone stent in the treatment of posterior glottic stenosis – a case report

Czech version

Authors: Gabriela Vidanová ¹; Bálinth Tóth ²; Martin Babinec ³; Žofia Frajková ^3-5; Miroslav Tedla ^3,6
Authors‘ workplace: Foniatrické oddelenie, UN Bratislava ¹; Lekárska fakulta UK v Bratislave ²; Klinika otorinolaryngológie a chirurgie hlavy a krku LF UK a UN Bratislava ³; Katedra logopédie, Pedagogická fakulta UK v Bratislave ⁴; Neurologické oddelenie, FN Trnava ⁵; Institute of Cancer and Genomic Sciences, University of Birmingham, Veľká Británia ⁶
Published in: Otorinolaryngol Foniatr, 73, 2024, No. 1, pp. 43-47.
Category: Case Reports
doi: https://doi.org/10.48095/ccorl202443

Overview

The case report describes a case of a 78-year-old patient after microlaryngosurgery with intubation and with stenosis in the area of the posterior glottic commissure. The solution method is a new procedure using a silicone stent inserted and sewn into the tunnel in the area of the stenosis. The silicone stent was removed after 5 weeks, and the remaining part of the stenosis was interrupted. The surgical procedure in the patient led to decannulation, voice improvement and increased the quality of life. This treatment method appears to be a suitable way of solving some types of stenosis in the area of the posterior glottic commissure.

Keywords:

implant – acquired laryngeal stenosis – surgical procedure

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ORCID autorov

G. Vidanová 0009-0008-4220-7612,

B. Tóth 0009-0003-8434-6032,

Ž. Frajková 0000-0003-1957-9297,

M. Tedla 0000-0002-3471-7195.

Prijaté k recenzii: 10. 2. 2023
Prijaté do tlače: 9. 5. 2023

MUDr. Gabriela Vidanová
Foniatrické oddelenie
UN Bratislava
Antolská 11
851 07 Bratislava
gabriela.orovnicka@gmail.com