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Acquired idiopathic laryngomalacia treated by laser aryepiglottoplasty

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 March 2006

G. S. Siou ,
J.-P. Jeannon  and
F. W. Stafford
G. S. Siou
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Sunderland Royal Hospital, Sunderland, UK.
J.-P. Jeannon
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Sunderland Royal Hospital, Sunderland, UK.
F. W. Stafford
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Sunderland Royal Hospital, Sunderland, UK.
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Abstract

Laryngomalacia is the most common paediatric airway problem presenting as stridor in the neonate. This congenital anomaly is thought to be caused by inward inspiratory collapse of the supraglottic larynx due to a prolapsed, tall and tubular epiglottis with flaccid aryepiglottic folds. The natural history of this condition usually results in spontaneous resolution by the second year of life. Although acquired cases of adult laryngomalacia have been reported, a search of the literature has yet to show any cases of idiopathic laryngomalacia. We present two cases of idiopathic acquired laryngomalacia in adults.

Keywords

LarynxStridorSurgical Treatment, OperativeLaser Surgery
Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 116 , Issue 9 , September 2002 , pp. 733 - 735
Copyright
© Royal Society of Medicine Press Limited 2002

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