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Severe pharyngeal stenosis treated with inferiorly based sternocleidomastoid myocutaneous flap
1Division of Otolaryngology--Head and Neck Surgery, University of Utah School of Medicine, Primary Children's Medical Center, Salt Lake City 84132, USA.
The Annals of Otology, Rhinology, and Laryngology
|August 24, 1999
Abstract:
Severe pharyngeal stenosis is a debilitating condition associated with apnea and dysphagia. Treatment options include local flaps and free mucosal grafts. We present 2 cases of severe stenosis. apparently from adenotonsillectomy, that failed more conservative repairs. Both were treated successfully with a sternocleidomastoid myocutaneous flap rotated in through a lateral pharyngotomy. No further treatment has been required. Technical considerations and operative planning are discussed.