The subglottic stenosis 6 questionnaire: a novel quality-of-life survey validated to predict need for intervention in patients with idiopathic subglottic stenosis

RJ Lu, B Hijaz, MR Naunheim, L Stevenson… - Chest, 2024 - Elsevier
Background Idiopathic subglottic stenosis (iSGS) is a recurrent, chronic disease defined by
fibroinflammatory narrowing of the subglottic airway. A key challenge in treatment is …

Quality‐of‐life metrics correlate with disease severity in idiopathic subglottic stenosis

MR Naunheim, PM Paddle, I Husain… - The …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives Idiopathic subglottic stenosis (ISGS) can have significant impacts on quality of life
(QOL), but it remains unclear how patients' subjective responses correlate with objective …

Comparing Results of Three Treatments for Idiopathic Subglottic Stenosis

A Gelbard, D Francis - Patient-Centered Outcomes Research …, 2020 - scholar.archive.org
Idiopathic subglottic stenosis, or iSGS, is a rare disease that is most common among white
women. With this disease, the trachea, or windpipe, narrows for unknown reasons. iSGS …

[HTML][HTML] Mapping quality of life after balloon dilatation in subglottic stenosis using Dyspnea index and Short Form Health Survey-36

A Erlandsson, A Lundquist, K Olofsson - European Archives of Oto-Rhino …, 2024 - Springer
Purpose An accurate diagnosis and proper treatment plan are required to restore an
adequate patent airway in fibrotic subglottic stenosis (SGS). Currently, the definitive …

Decision‐Making in the Treatment of Idiopathic Subglottic Stenosis: A Survey of Laryngologists

DE Razura, Y Bensoussan, CG Lui… - The …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Idiopathic subglottic stenosis (iSGS) is a rare condition involving the subglottic
larynx and upper trachea, commonly affecting Caucasian females between 30 and 50 years …

Pulmonary function tests may better predict dyspnea-severity in patients with subglottic stenosis compared to clinician-reported stenosis

NK Bhatt, VP Huang, C Bertelsen… - Annals of Otology …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective: Patients with subglottic stenosis (SGS) present with varied degree of breathing
complaints. The dyspnea index (DI) is a 10-question patient-reported outcome measure …

Treatment options in idiopathic subglottic stenosis: protocol for a prospective international multicentre pragmatic trial

A Gelbard, Y Shyr, L Berry, AT Hillel, DC Ekbom… - BMJ open, 2018 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Introduction Idiopathic subglottic stenosis (iSGS) is an unexplained progressive obstruction
of the upper airway that occurs almost exclusively in adult, Caucasian women. The disease …

Evaluating the association of clinical factors with symptomatic recurrence of idiopathic subglottic stenosis

DC Menapace, DC Ekbom, DP Larson… - … –Head & Neck …, 2019 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Idiopathic subglottic stenosis (iSGS) is a progressive and potentially life-
threatening condition with very few targeted treatment options. Objective To characterize the …

The role of spirometry and dyspnea index in the management of subglottic stenosis

K Tie, RA Buckmire, RN Shah - The Laryngoscope, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives We aimed to assess the role of spirometry measures and Dyspnea Index (DI) in
response to treatment of subglottic stenosis (SGS) and ability to predict need for surgery. We …

Voice‐related quality of life is associated with postoperative change in subglottic stenosis

AD Schuman, A Neevel, RJ Morrison… - The …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives To characterize the impact of subglottic stenosis (SGS) on voice‐related quality of
life (V‐RQOL) and quantify the effect of treatment on voice outcomes. Study Design Case …