ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the possible causes and treatment methods of laryngeal stenosis after radiotherapy following supracricoid partial laryngectomy with cricohyoidoepiglottopexy (SCPL-CHEP). METHODS: The data of seven patients with laryngeal stenosis after radiotherapy following SCPL-CHEP were analysed retrospectively. All patients were diagnosed with mid-stage or advanced laryngeal carcinoma before surgery, and the pathological type was squamous cell carcinoma. All patients met the requirements for SCPL-CHEP surgery. When laryngeal stenosis was found during the post-surgical follow-up period, patients were immediately given the appropriate treatment according to their conditions. RESULTS: All seven patients had laryngeal stenosis. One patient underwent granulation resection using a laryngoscope, four patients underwent granulation removal + low-temperature plasma ablation using a laryngoscope, and two patients underwent laryngeal dehiscence surgery + laryngotracheal T-tube placement. All patients recovered well after surgery, with patent airways. CONCLUSION: Laryngeal stenosis in patients with mid- and late-stage laryngeal carcinoma is one of the rare complications of SCPL-CHEP. Second-stage laryngeal dilatation can be selected according to the patient's laryngeal stenosis. Most patients with laryngeal stenosis can be extubated completely.
