Current practices in the management of central airway obstruction

AP Ratwani, A Davis, F Maldonado - Current Opinion in …, 2022 - journals.lww.com
The treatment of central airway stenosis is often multimodal and should focus on patient-
centric factors, taking into account risks and benefits of the procedure, operator, and center …

Recurrence following endoscopic laser wedge excision and triple medical therapy for idiopathic subglottic stenosis

AJ Bowen, KZ Xie, TJ O'Byrne… - … –Head and Neck …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective We present the outcomes for patients with idiopathic subglottic stenosis (iSGS)
following their first carbon dioxide laser wedge excision (LWE) procedure, additionally …

Proximal Scar Progression in Idiopathic Subglottic Stenosis After Wedge Excision: Does it Happen?

KZ Xie, AJ Bowen, BA Richards, A Aden… - The …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To compare the incidence of glottic stenosis in idiopathic subglottic stenosis
(iSGS) patients with no prior surgical intervention to those with a history of endoscopic …

[HTML][HTML] Inter-rater reliability of a novel objective endpoint for benign central airway stenosis interventions: Segmentation-based volume rendering of computed …

AP Ratwani, H Chen, L Brown, EA Schwartz, K Patel… - Plos one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Objectives To evaluate the reliability of a novel segmentation-based volume rendering
approach for quantification of benign central airway obstruction (BCAO). Design A …

Local adjuncts to minimally invasive endoscopic interventions for benign laryngotracheal stenosis: a meta-analysis

W Ming, J Zuo, J Han, J Chen - European Archives of Oto-Rhino …, 2024 - Springer
Background Benign laryngotracheal stenosis is widely managed with minimally invasive
endoscopic interventions, such as laser incision or excision scar, and dilation. However …

Impact of Procedural Variation in Endoscopic Dilation for Idiopathic Subglottic Stenosis

P Santapuram, WS Tierney, LC Huang… - The …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives A small number of Idiopathic subglottic stenosis (iSGS) patients are treated at
institutions across the country. Divergence in operative techniques for endoscopic dilation …

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 …

[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 …

Spray cryotherapy for benign large airway stenosis: a multicenter retrospective cohort study of safety and practice patterns

AP Ratwani, RJ Lentz, H Chen… - … of bronchology & …, 2024 - journals.lww.com
Background: Benign airway stenosis (BAS) represents a significant burden on patients,
providers, and healthcare systems. Spray cryotherapy (SCT) has been proposed as an …

Symptom‐Free Intervals Following Laser Wedge Excision for Recurrent Idiopathic Subglottic Stenosis

KZ Xie, AJ Bowen, TJ O'Byrne… - … –Head and Neck …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Analyze the duration of symptom‐free intervals following laser wedge excision
(LWE) for recurrent idiopathic subglottic stenosis (iSGS). Secondary aim includes evaluating …