Laryngeal keel in severe congenital glottic web: case report and review of literature. 2022

Ramya Baburajan, and Vivekanandan Balakumar, and Prasanna Kumar Saravanam, and Somu Lakshmanan, and Arunachalam Ravikumar
Otorhinolaryngology, Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.

Glottic web is an abnormal soft tissue adhesion between the vocal cords which occurs due to failure of recanalisation. Congenital glottic webs comprises 5% of laryngeal anomalies. Cohen classified glottic webs into four types based on percentage of airway obliteration. Patients with severe glottic web-grade III and grade IV present with respiratory distress, stridor, phonatory difficulties or recurrent respiratory infections warranting urgent intervention. We are presenting our experience in managing two such patients with severe congenital glottic web. Diagnosis was confirmed by fibreoptic laryngoscopy under monitored anaesthetic care. Combined endoscopic excision of web with laryngofissure approach for keel stenting. In both our patients, we have used a silicone based keel for laryngeal stenting to provide strength and prevent re-webbing. During follow-up, both patients were found to have adequate phonation and normal airway thus demonstrating this method as safe option for adequate phonatory and airway outcomes.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007818 Laryngeal Diseases Pathological processes involving any part of the LARYNX which coordinates many functions such as voice production, breathing, swallowing, and coughing. Laryngeal Perichondritis,Larynx Diseases,Disease, Laryngeal,Disease, Larynx,Diseases, Laryngeal,Diseases, Larynx,Laryngeal Disease,Laryngeal Perichondritides,Larynx Disease,Perichondritides, Laryngeal,Perichondritis, Laryngeal
D007828 Laryngoscopy Examination, therapy or surgery of the interior of the larynx performed with a specially designed endoscope. Laryngoscopic Surgical Procedures,Surgical Procedures, Laryngoscopic,Laryngoscopic Surgery,Surgery, Laryngoscopic,Laryngoscopic Surgeries,Laryngoscopic Surgical Procedure,Laryngoscopies,Procedure, Laryngoscopic Surgical,Procedures, Laryngoscopic Surgical,Surgeries, Laryngoscopic,Surgical Procedure, Laryngoscopic
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
D005931 Glottis The vocal apparatus of the larynx, situated in the middle section of the larynx. Glottis consists of the VOCAL FOLDS and an opening (rima glottidis) between the folds. Rima Glottidis,Glottidi, Rima,Glottidis, Rima,Rima Glottidi
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
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

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