Complex adult laryngotracheal reconstruction with a prefabricated flap: A case series

作者：Detwiller Kara Y; Schindler Joshua S; Schneider Daniel S; Lindau Robert; Wax Mark K^*

来源：Head and Neck-Journal for the Sciences and Specialties of the Head and Neck, 2013, 35(12): E376-E380.

DOI：10.1002/hed.23335

• prefabricated flap
• laryngotracheal stenosis
• laryngotracheal reconstruction
• cricoid reconstruction

BackgroundLaryngotracheal stenosis (LTS) can cause persistent or recurrent airway obstruction. Although there is extensive literature on surgical techniques to treat LTS at onset, there are few techniques described for complex adult LTS after failed prior airway surgery. We describe a procedure used successfully in 3 patients who required structural augmentation for complex LTS. %26lt;br%26gt;MethodsPatients were treated with staged reconstruction using a prefabricated composite graft consisting of auricular cartilage and a radial forearm free flap. %26lt;br%26gt;ResultsAll patients underwent successful reconstruction with good wound healing and are tolerating oral diets. Two patients have been successfully decannulated. %26lt;br%26gt;ConclusionA delayed prefabricated graft using auricular cartilage in a radial forearm free flap is a viable surgical intervention in patients with complex adult LTS who are not candidates for conventional approaches.

• 出版日期2013-12