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Volume 21, Issue 3, Pages 278-283 (Autumn 2009)


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Treatment of Idiopathic Laryngotracheal Stenosis

Moishe Liberman, MD, Douglas J. Mathisen, MDCorresponding Author Informationemail address

Idiopathic laryngotracheal stenosis is a very rare condition characterized by an inflammatory cicatricial stenosis at the level of the cricoid cartilage and proximal trachea. Treatment options range from conservative short-term solutions to definitive surgical resection and reconstruction.

 Division of Thoracic Surgery, Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada

 Thoracic Surgical Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts

Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Douglas J. Mathisen, MD, Thoracic Surgical Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, 32 Fruit Street, Blake 1570, Boston, MA 02114

PII: S1043-0679(09)00068-9

doi:10.1053/j.semtcvs.2009.06.004


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