Idiopathic Subglottic Stenosis in Non-Caucasian Women.

Objective: To characterize presentation, disease course, and treatment of idiopathic subglottic stenosis (iSGS) in non-Caucasian women and compare this cohort to the predominantly female, Caucasian patient cohorts identified in the literature.

Study Design: Retrospective review. Results are compared to systematic review of demographics.

Voice and Airway Outcomes of Montgomery T-tube Placement in Laryngotracheal Stenosis.

Objectives: To describe voice and airway outcomes and complications experienced by patients with laryngotracheal stenosis following Montgomery T-tube placement.

Methods: Retrospective chart review of all patients with laryngotracheal stenosis and Montgomery T-tube placement treated at a tertiary referral center from 2012 to 2021.

Results: Eighteen patients met criteria with laryngotracheal stenosis, seven including the level of the glottis and 11 without glottal involvement.

Dysphagia Severity and Outcomes Following Iatrogenic High Vagal Nerve Injury.

Objective: To examine severity of dysphagia and outcomes following iatrogenic high vagal nerve injury.

Methods: Retrospective chart review of all patients with iatrogenic high vagal nerve injury that were seen at a tertiary referral center from 2012 to 2020.

Results: Of 1304 patients who met criteria for initial screening, 18 met all inclusion criteria.

Acute glutaraldehyde mucosal injury of the upper aerodigestive tract due to damage to the working channel of an endoscope.

Objectives: Glutaraldehyde (Cidex) is a commonly used agent for cold sterilization of endoscopes despite its known irritative, allergic, and carcinogenic potential. This report details the clinical course of 2 patients who suffered acute glutaraldehyde exposure during office injection procedures.

Methods: Clinical records of 2 outpatients undergoing office injection procedures were reviewed.

A new approach to geometrical measurements in an animal model of vocal fold scar.

A standard method for quantifying the geometric properties of vocal folds has not been widely adopted. An ideal method of geometrical measurement should effectively quantify the dimensions of the medial vibratory portion of the vocal fold, should be easily performed, should yield consistent results, and should be readily available at little to no cost. We have developed a new approach for geometrical measurements to meet these goals.

Isolated adult supraglottic stenosis: surgical treatment and possible etiologies.

Isolated supraglottic stenosis in adults without a history of laryngeal injury is a rare and poorly described clinical entity. We report a case of a 61-year-old woman who presented with near total airway obstruction and a diagnosis of an epiglottic mass. She required a tracheotomy for definitive airway control.