Biomaterial Database

Management of patients with glottic and subglottic stenosis resulting from thermal burns. 1989

P B Flexon, and M L Cheney, and W W Montgomery, and P A Turner

Department of Otolaryngology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.

A series of 11 laryngeal burn patients is reviewed. Various methods of laryngeal burn management are detailed, including steroid usage, laser therapy, and reconstruction with local flaps, grafts, and stents.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007821	Laryngeal Muscles	The striated muscle groups which move the LARYNX as a whole or its parts, such as altering tension of the VOCAL CORDS, or size of the slit (RIMA GLOTTIDIS).	Cricothyroid Muscles,Aryepiglottic Muscle,Arytenoid Muscle,Cricoarytenoid Muscles,Thyroarytenoid Muscles,Thyroepiglottic Muscle,Vocal Muscle,Vocalis Muscle,Aryepiglottic Muscles,Arytenoid Muscles,Cricoarytenoid Muscle,Cricothyroid Muscle,Laryngeal Muscle,Muscle, Aryepiglottic,Muscle, Arytenoid,Muscle, Cricoarytenoid,Muscle, Cricothyroid,Muscle, Laryngeal,Muscle, Thyroarytenoid,Muscle, Thyroepiglottic,Muscle, Vocal,Muscle, Vocalis,Muscles, Aryepiglottic,Muscles, Arytenoid,Muscles, Cricoarytenoid,Muscles, Cricothyroid,Muscles, Laryngeal,Muscles, Thyroarytenoid,Muscles, Thyroepiglottic,Muscles, Vocal,Muscles, Vocalis,Thyroarytenoid Muscle,Thyroepiglottic Muscles,Vocal Muscles,Vocalis Muscles
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
D007830	Larynx	A tubular organ of VOICE production. It is located in the anterior neck, superior to the TRACHEA and inferior to the tongue and HYOID BONE.	Anterior Commissure, Laryngeal,Anterior Commissure, Larynx,Laryngeal Anterior Commissure,Laryngeal Posterior Commissure,Posterior Commissure, Laryngeal,Posterior Commissure, Larynx,Anterior Commissures, Laryngeal,Anterior Commissures, Larynx,Commissure, Laryngeal Anterior,Commissure, Laryngeal Posterior,Commissure, Larynx Anterior,Commissure, Larynx Posterior,Commissures, Laryngeal Anterior,Commissures, Laryngeal Posterior,Commissures, Larynx Anterior,Commissures, Larynx Posterior,Laryngeal Anterior Commissures,Laryngeal Posterior Commissures,Larynx Anterior Commissure,Larynx Anterior Commissures,Larynx Posterior Commissure,Larynx Posterior Commissures,Posterior Commissures, Laryngeal,Posterior Commissures, Larynx
D008297	Male		Males
D002056	Burns	Injuries to tissues caused by contact with heat, steam, chemicals (BURNS, CHEMICAL), electricity (BURNS, ELECTRIC), or the like.	Burn
D002648	Child	A person 6 to 12 years of age. An individual 2 to 5 years old is CHILD, PRESCHOOL.	Children
D005260	Female		Females
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000293	Adolescent	A person 13 to 18 years of age.	Adolescence,Youth,Adolescents,Adolescents, Female,Adolescents, Male,Teenagers,Teens,Adolescent, Female,Adolescent, Male,Female Adolescent,Female Adolescents,Male Adolescent,Male Adolescents,Teen,Teenager,Youths
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