Outcomes and Resource Utilization of Endoscopic Mass-Closure Technique for Laryngeal Clefts
Authors
Balakrishnan, K., Cheng, E., de Alarcon, A., Sidell, D.R., Hart, C.K. and Rutter, M.J.
Publication
Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery
Date
March 2015
Conclusion
“Endoscopic laryngeal cleft repair using a mass-closure technique provides a durable result while requiring significantly shorter operative times and hospital stays than open repair and avoiding the potential morbidity of laryngofissure. However, open repair may allow the simultaneous performance of other airway reconstructive procedures and may be a useful salvage technique when endoscopic repair fails. Postoperative swallowing results require further study.”