Endoscopic Versus Open Surgical Intervention for Congenital Laryngeal Webs: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. 2023

Abigail E Moore, and Austin Walker, and Sohit Paul Kanotra
Department of Otolaryngology, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa, USA.

To examine and compare the outcomes of various surgical interventions for congenital laryngeal webs in terms of avoidance of tracheostomy, rate of decannulation, web recurrence, revision surgery, and mortality in children. Following Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines, a systematic review was conducted on December 10, 2021, using a comprehensive search in PubMed, Web of Science, Cochrane library, and Embase with no date restriction. Articles on surgical intervention for congenital laryngeal webs in pediatric (<18 years) patients were included in the analysis. Articles including acquired laryngeal webs, no surgical intervention, or exclusively adult population were excluded. 9027 articles were reviewed, 24 articles met the inclusion criteria and 126 patients were included. In patients with Grades I and II webs, there was no significant difference in rates of tracheostomy or decannulation, between endoscopic (100%) versus open approach (100%). For Grades III and IV webs, 96% of patients who received open surgery were decannulated or avoided tracheostomy compared to 84% of those managed endoscopically (p = 0.081). There were significantly lower rates of revision surgery in the open group compared to the endoscopic group (77.8% vs 30.9%, p = 0.008). This study showed no difference in rates of tracheostomy, decannulation, web recurrence, revision, or mortality between endoscopic and open approaches for the treatment of Grades I and II webs. For Grades III and IV, open surgical techniques achieved a lower revision rate. Results should be interpreted in light of associated increased morbidity with open procedures.

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
D012086 Reoperation A repeat operation for the same condition in the same patient due to disease progression or recurrence, or as followup to failed previous surgery. Revision, Joint,Revision, Surgical,Surgery, Repeat,Surgical Revision,Repeat Surgery,Revision Surgery,Joint Revision,Revision Surgeries,Surgery, Revision
D002648 Child A person 6 to 12 years of age. An individual 2 to 5 years old is CHILD, PRESCHOOL. Children
D004724 Endoscopy Procedures of applying ENDOSCOPES for disease diagnosis and treatment. Endoscopy involves passing an optical instrument through a small incision in the skin i.e., percutaneous; or through a natural orifice and along natural body pathways such as the digestive tract; and/or through an incision in the wall of a tubular structure or organ, i.e. transluminal, to examine or perform surgery on the interior parts of the body. Endoscopic Surgical Procedures,Surgical Procedures, Endoscopic,Endoscopic Surgical Procedure,Endoscopy, Surgical,Surgical Endoscopy,Surgical Procedure, Endoscopic,Procedure, Endoscopic Surgical,Procedures, Endoscopic Surgical
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

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