Endoscopic Airway Surgeries
Some airway surgeries can be done endoscopically, meaning there is no incision through the skin. Rather, the surgeon accesses the child's airway through the nose, mouth or tracheostoma.
- Microlaryngoscopy — Used regularly to evaluate the airway
- Bronchoscopy — Used regularly to evaluate the airway
- Endoscopic airway dilation — Used to treat mild and soft airway stenosis
- Laryngotracheal cleft repair — Used to treat milder forms of laryngotracheal clefts
- Supraglottoplasty — Used to alter malformed structures of the upper larynx
- Tracheostoma revision — Used before decannulation to treat complications involving the stoma
- Vocal fold injection — Used in cases of unilateral vocal fold paralysis
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