CO2 laser supraglottic resurfacing for non-granulomatous chronic supraglottitis in two children

Matthew M Smith; Johanna Nokso-Koivisto; Brittany A Leader; Lyndy J Wilcox; Michael J Rutter

doi:10.1016/j.ijporl.2019.02.031

CO2 laser supraglottic resurfacing for non-granulomatous chronic supraglottitis in two children

Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2019 May:120:162-165. doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2019.02.031. Epub 2019 Feb 20.

Authors

Matthew M Smith¹, Johanna Nokso-Koivisto², Brittany A Leader¹, Lyndy J Wilcox³, Michael J Rutter⁴

Affiliations

¹ Division of Pediatric Otolaryngology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA; Department of Otolaryngology, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, USA.
² Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Helsinki University Hospital and University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
³ Department of Otolaryngology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA.
⁴ Division of Pediatric Otolaryngology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA; Department of Otolaryngology, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, USA. Electronic address: [email protected].

PMID: 30822686
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2019.02.031

Abstract

Chronic epiglottitis and supraglottitis are clinical entities that present with respiratory distress and are primarily associated with autoimmune disorders, gastroesophageal reflux disease, or angioedema. First described in adults with sarcoidosis in 2010, CO2 laser epiglottis resurfacing has been effective in reducing epiglottic edema. We present two cases of adolescent males with non-granulomatous chronic supraglottitis who were successfully treated with CO2 laser supraglottic resurfacing.

Keywords: Endoscopic airway; Laser; Supraglottitis.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Humans
Lasers, Gas / therapeutic use*
Male
Supraglottitis / surgery*