Endoscopic laser for severe laryngomalacia.
Indian Pediatr
;
2009 Aug; 46(8): 717-719
Artigo
em Inglês
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-144154
ABSTRACT
Stridor in the pediatric age group needs detailed evaluation. Laryngomalacia, the commonest cause of stridor is mostly benign, but in about 10% patients can be an important cause of morbidity and mortality. Laser surgical correction in patients with severe laryngomalacia gives good results. We evaluated 32 patients of stridor. All were screened with fibreoptic laryngoscopy and whenever indicated, direct endoscopy was carried out. 13 (40%) of the patients had laryngomalacia. Of these, 8 had severe laryngomalacia and underwent treatment with diode laser. All of them showed definite post procedure improvement.
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Assunto principal:
Índice de Gravidade de Doença
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Humanos
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Recém-Nascido
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Criança
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Pré-Escolar
/
Sons Respiratórios
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Estudos Retrospectivos
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Endoscopia
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Terapia a Laser
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Laringomalácia
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo observacional
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Indian Pediatr
Ano de publicação:
2009
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
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