Successful Management of Congenital Glottic Web Using Plasma Ablation and Fibrin Glue in an Infant: A Case Report
Balaji Ramamourthy, Anant Basotia, Divya Jain, Joseph L Mathew
Keywords :
Endoscope, Fibrin glue, Glottic web
Citation Information :
Ramamourthy B, Basotia A, Jain D, Mathew JL. Successful Management of Congenital Glottic Web Using Plasma Ablation and Fibrin Glue in an Infant: A Case Report. J Postgrad Med Edu Res 2020; 54 (2):56-58.
Congenital laryngeal webs are rare anomalies usually diagnosed in infancy, that is, children presented with respiratory difficulty or dysphonia. Diagnosis is made by laryngobronchoscopy. Various options such as endoscopic release with LASER, cold instruments with mitomycin C application, and open procedures are mentioned. We describe the usage of plasma ablation for the endoscopic release of glottic web and application of fibrin glue to prevent restenosis.
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