Subglottic Stenosis in Granulomatosis With Polyangiitis: The Role of Laryngotracheal Resection. 2018

Christina L Costantino, and John L Niles, and Cameron D Wright, and Douglas J Mathisen, and Ashok Muniappan
Division of Thoracic Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.

BACKGROUND Granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) is associated with development of subglottic stenosis in about one-fourth of all patients. Although endoscopic management is the primary treatment method for tracheobronchial stenosis, some patients have refractory disease, and tracheostomy is required. It is unclear if laryngotracheal resection and reconstruction (LTRR) can be safely performed in patients with GPA. METHODS A retrospective review was performed of 11 patients with GPA undergoing LTRR. RESULTS Eleven female patients with GPA and a median age of 47 years underwent LTRR. Six patients were diagnosed with GPA after LTRR and had not received any induction immunosuppression regimen. Five patients had received induction immunosuppression regimen and were in clinical remission before LTRR. LTRR was performed with a protective tracheostomy in 3 patients, which was eventually removed in all. There were no major complications and no postoperative deaths. One patient (9%) failed surgical management and had replacement of a permanent tracheostomy 4 months after LTRR. Six patients (55%) required additional tracheal dilations after LTRR. Ten patients (91%) had durable control of symptoms and freedom from tracheostomy with a median follow-up of 9.7 years. Two patients (18%) experienced subsequent lower airway stenoses. CONCLUSIONS Surgical treatment of subglottic stenosis in highly selected patients with GPA is effective and associated with minimal morbidity. Although long-term outcomes are encouraging, additional procedures may be necessary, and patients are at risk of experiencing lower airway disease.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007825 Laryngectomy Total or partial excision of the larynx. Laryngectomies
D007829 Laryngostenosis Developmental or acquired stricture or narrowing of the LARYNX. Symptoms of respiratory difficulty depend on the degree of laryngeal narrowing. Laryngeal Stenosis,Acquired Laryngeal Stenosis,Acquired Subglottic Stenosis,Congenital Subglottic Stenosis,Acquired Laryngeal Stenoses,Acquired Subglottic Stenoses,Congenital Subglottic Stenoses,Laryngeal Stenoses,Laryngeal Stenoses, Acquired,Laryngeal Stenosis, Acquired,Laryngostenoses,Stenoses, Acquired Laryngeal,Stenoses, Acquired Subglottic,Stenoses, Congenital Subglottic,Stenoses, Laryngeal,Stenosis, Acquired Laryngeal,Stenosis, Acquired Subglottic,Stenosis, Congenital Subglottic,Stenosis, Laryngeal,Subglottic Stenoses, Acquired,Subglottic Stenoses, Congenital,Subglottic Stenosis, Acquired,Subglottic Stenosis, Congenital
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults
D012189 Retrospective Studies Studies used to test etiologic hypotheses in which inferences about an exposure to putative causal factors are derived from data relating to characteristics of persons under study or to events or experiences in their past. The essential feature is that some of the persons under study have the disease or outcome of interest and their characteristics are compared with those of unaffected persons. Retrospective Study,Studies, Retrospective,Study, Retrospective
D014139 Tracheostomy Surgical formation of an opening into the trachea through the neck, or the opening so created. Tracheostomies
D014890 Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis A multisystemic disease of a complex genetic background. It is characterized by inflammation of the blood vessels (VASCULITIS) leading to damage in any number of organs. The common features include granulomatous inflammation of the RESPIRATORY TRACT and KIDNEYS. Most patients have measurable autoantibodies (ANTINEUTROPHIL CYTOPLASMIC ANTIBODIES) against MYELOBLASTIN. Granulomatosis, Wegener's,Wegener Granulomatosis,Wegener's Granulomatosis,Granulomatosis with Polyangiitides,Granulomatosis, Wegener,Polyangiitides, Granulomatosis with,Polyangiitis, Granulomatosis with,with Polyangiitides, Granulomatosis,with Polyangiitis, Granulomatosis

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