[Several aspects of treatment and prevention of chronic laryngeal stenosis]

The occurrence of scar laryngostenosis due to traumas and removal of laryngeal tumors is now on the increase. This negative trend may be corrected by rejection of long-term intubation, immediate conversion of crico-, conico- and thyrotomy into tracheostomy, employment of preventive laryngostomy in initial treatment of patients with serious trauma of the larynx. It should be taken into consideration that in restoration of respiration through natural airways bronchopulmonary complications, dysphonia, dysphagia, hair growth into the laryngeal lumen are possible.