[Surgical treatment of laryngotracheal stenoses. Our experience].

Laryngo-tracheal stenoses (LTS) treatment is a problem of difficult management for the otolaryngologist. There are many and varied techniques in order to solve the conundrum. The aim of this article is to analyze retrospectively the outcomes of surgical treatment of LTS in our Institution. We have checked 11 cases (9 men and 2 women, arithmetic mean 30.7 years) operated through surgical procedures during a 6 years lapse of time. All patients were endotracheally intubated prior the stenosis appearance. Stenosis location most encountered were subglottic-tracheal combination. To the end of the study 44 percent of the series was successfully cured and the 33 percent only partially recovered. The employed techniques (endoscopic or open surgery) are revised at the light of today's literature.