Affiliation:
1. From the Department of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery, St Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center and New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, New York
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study is to evaluate the management of nasopharyngeal stenosis (NPS) with the CO2 laser and a customized nasopharyngeal obturator. STUDY DESIGN: An 8-year retrospective study based at a tertiary care teaching hospital consisting of 18 patients with NPS after uvulopalatoplasty treated over an 8-year period with the CO2 laser and a nasopharyngeal obturator. Patients with grade I stenosis were treated in the office and did not require a nasopharyngeal obturator. More severe cases (grades II and III) were treated in the operating room and required a nasopharyngeal obturator. RESULTS: Eighteen patients with NPS, stages I to III, were treated with a CO2 laser with or without a nasopharyngeal obturator with good results. CONCLUSION: The repair of NPS with a CO2 laser and a nasopharyngeal obturator in severe cases helps in restoring nasopharyngeal patency. SIGNIFICANCE: This technique provided a reliable method of correcting postuvulopalatoplasty NPS.
Subject
Otorhinolaryngology,Surgery
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