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We reviewed our experience with balloon laryngoplasty (BLP) as a primary management of SGS in a tertiary care center in Saudi Arabia. In this review, a total of 147 patients who underwent Laryngobronchoscopy were reviewed. Only 10 pediatric patients diagnosed with SGS who underwent BLP as primary treatment in the period from January 2012 to December 2017 were included. After obtaining ethical approval, included patients’ charts were reviewed. Adult patients and those with airway anomalies other than SGS were excluded. This study describes the outcome of 25 episodes of BLP for the selected participants. Sixty percent of the participants were males. Participants’ age ranged from 1 to 14 years (mean 6.4 years). Four participants had comorbidities other than SGS. Most patients required more than one episode of BLP (average 3 episodes). Mean hospital stay was 11.7 days. There was no difference in recurrence of symptoms between using laser or knife in subglottic tissue release (p = 0.182). Although recurrence of symptoms was seen in 56% of the patients, almost all patients (100%) became free of symptoms eventually. Patients with co-morbid diseases were more likely to be transferred to PICU post-operatively (p = 0.003). In the treatment of acquired SGS, BLP is an effective and relatively safe alternative to open airway surgery.
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Kurdi, A., Alkhatib, T., Malas, M. et al. Balloon Laryngoplasty in Pediatric Population with Subglottic Stenosis: 5 Years Experience in King Abdulaziz University Hospital a Tertiary Center. Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 71, 186–189 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12070-019-01608-y
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