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Use of Conchal Cartilages for Laryngotracheal Stenosis: Experiences at a Tertiary Care Hospital of Eastern India

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To describe the experience of anterior cricotracheal split with insertion of conchal cartilage graft in the treatment of subglottic and tracheal stenosis at a tertiary care hospital of eastern India. Six patients were included in the study, in the age group of 20–48 years. Out of which five patients were successfully decannulated after 3 months of laryngotracheal reconstruction with help of conchal cartilage. One case was undergone resection anastomosis after failure of the above technique. Successful restoration of the airway with decannulation in five cases and failure in one case. The subglottic and upper tracheal stenosis are successfully treated with anterior cricotracheal split and augmentation of the airway with conchal cartilage. It is a new technique of using conchal cartilage in the literature of laryngotracheal reconstruction.

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The authors are thankful to Prof. Manoj Ranjan Nayak and Er.GB Kar of SOA University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India for their encouragement to prepare this study materials.

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  1. Department of ENT, IMS and SUM Hospital, Siksha “O” Anusandhan University, K8, Kalinganagar, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, 751003, India

    Santosh Kumar Swain, Rankanidhi Samal & Santosh Kumar Pani

  2. Department of Anesthesia, IMS and SUM Hospital, Siksha “O” Anusandhan University, K8, Kalinganagar, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, 751003, India

    Neha Singh

  3. Central Research Laboratory, IMS and SUM Hospital, Siksha “O” Anusandhan University, K8, Kalinganagar, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, 751003, India

    Mahesh Chandra Sahu

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Swain, S.K., Singh, N., Samal, R. et al. Use of Conchal Cartilages for Laryngotracheal Stenosis: Experiences at a Tertiary Care Hospital of Eastern India. Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 68, 445–450 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12070-015-0955-z

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