• 대한기관식도과학회지
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• 제4권1호
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• pp.122-126
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• 1998

Laryngomalacia is the most common cause of inspiratory stridor and varying degrees of airway obstruction in infants but rarely occurs in children or adults. However, acquired airway obstruction would be developed due to the presence of redundant mucosa in the aryepjglottic folds similar to that seen in congenital laryngomalacia after central nervous system damage. To this condition, the term“Neurasthenic Laryngomalacia”is applied. We have recently experienced a case of neurasthenic larygomalacia, which has been managed by laser aryepiglottoplasty with good result. We report management and outcome of this patient with a review of the literatures.

• 대한기관식도과학회지
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• 제3권1호
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• pp.128-136
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• 1997

저자들은 Patau증후군에 동반된 후두연화증으로 심폐정지가 유발된 환아에서 $CO_2$레이저를 이용한 aryepiglottoplasty를 시행하여 극적인 호전을 보였기에 문헌고찰과 함께 치료경험을 보고하는 바이다.

• Medical Lasers
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• 제10권4호
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• pp.238-241
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• 2021

Laryngomalacia is the most common laryngeal malformation that occurs mainly in newborns and children. Symptoms include inspiratory high pitched wheezing, dyspnea, and cyanosis. In most cases, symptoms aggravate until eight months and gradually disappear without any treatment as the patient grows older, but surgical treatment is required in severe cases. The surgical treatment options include epiglottoplasty, supraglottoplasty, aryepiglottoplasty, tracheostomy, and many others performing a resection of excessive mucosa in the larynx. Unlike conventional surgeries, the authors recently treated a case of a two-month-old infant with severe laryngomalacia using a CO₂ laser. After performing CO₂ laser surgery twice, the patient was cured without complications.