A Case of the Laryngotracheal Separation for Intractable Aspiration in Handicapped Child.
10.3342/kjorl-hns.2010.53.7.444
- Author:
Hong Kyoung LEE
1
;
Seong Yong AHN
;
Jin Pyeong KIM
;
Seung Hoon WOO
Author Information
1. Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Gyeongsang National University School of Medicine, Jinju, Korea. lesaby@hanmail.net
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Pneumonia;
Aspiration;
Tracheostomy
- MeSH:
Cerebral Palsy;
Child;
Disabled Children;
Disabled Persons;
Gastrointestinal Tract;
Humans;
Nervous System Diseases;
Pneumonia;
Respiratory System;
Tracheostomy
- From:Korean Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
2010;53(7):444-447
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Intractable aspiration may be the most severe life-threatening problem for handicapped children with altered laryngeal function secondary to neurologic disorders or abnormal laryngeal anatomy. If medical therapy fails to prevent intractable aspiration, surgical treatment of the upper airway from the digestive tract is necessary to prevent recurrent aspiration of the respiratory system. Here we describe a patient who underwent a laryngotracheal separation for intractable aspiration following a cerebral palsy. Laryngotracheal separation is relatively easy to perform and potentially reversible. It is known as a good choice of treatment for handicapped child with intractable aspiration.
