Based on this small series of patients, the long-term follow-up of benign and low-grade malignant tumors suggests that the surgical approach and prognosis does not depend on histologic distinction and, importantly, underdiagnosed malignancy on tumor sampling and recurrent chondrosarcoma, managed with salvage surgery, have no adverse impact on patient survival. Total resection of the cricoid cartilage with thyrotracheal anastomosis over a stent proved an alternative surgical technique in chondrosarcoma who otherwise would have been treated by total laryngectomy.

Objective: To report on the results of using a lateral thyrotomy approach on the paraglottic space to gain greater access for laryngocele resection under direct vision. Study Design: A 26-year prospective and retrospective study. The study was conducted on 10 adult patients (5 men and 5 women) who had laryngocele of varying size on the paraglottic space. Six of the patients had internal laryngocele and four had exteriorized laryngocele. Five laryngoceles were leftsided, three were right-sided, and two were bilateral. Methods: A V-shaped, full-thickness thyroid lamina resection with the triangle base at the superior border and the apex at a point midway of the thyroid lamina vertical extent was performed. Results: A V-shaped lateral thyrotomy made exposure to the paraglottic space possible for direct submucosal laryngocele dissection. This approach has presented no complications to date. Postoperative minor edema or hematoma was found in the aryepiglottic and ventricular folds, but this disappeared within a few days. There was no recurrence; the minimum follow-up was 1 year. Conclusion: The triangular lateral thyrotomy approach provided access to the paraglottic space and superb visibility for resection of laryngocele of any size under direct vision, thus avoiding recurrence, morbidity, and complications.

Endonasal endoscopic ligature of the sphenopalatine artery has been an effective surgical technique for treating severe posterior epistaxis.

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The PCSA procedure with buccal mucosa graft is reliable, safe, and highly successful with respect to the graft incorporation and subglottic remodeling. The division or not of the interarytenoid muscle is the most important factor influencing the postoperative vocal function.

The posterior cricoidotomy lumen augmentation is a safe and effective technique for the treatment of moderate and severe subglottic stenosis in children of any age. This study lends further support to the assertion that external surgery does not affect the growth of the larynx in younger children.

Introdução: Os tumores cartilaginosos da laringe são raros, sendo a cartilagem cricóide a mais acometida. A raridade desses tumores tem como conseqüência experiência limitada e, portanto, o conhecimento a respeito destas neoplasias apresenta pontos obscuros. Objetivo: Apresentar os resultados cirúrgicos bem como o seguimento a longo prazo de 6 pacientes com tumores cartilaginosos da laringe, 4 condrossarcomas de baixa malignidade e 2 condromas. Forma de estudo: Retrospectivo não randomizado. Material e método: Cinco dos tumores acometiam a cartilagem cricóide e 1 a tireóide. Os pacientes foram submetidos a laringectomia parcial (4) e total (2), com seguimento de 6 a 30 anos (média-19,5 anos). Resultados: Nenhum dos pacientes apresentou metástase ou morte relacionada ao tumor. A sobrevida alcançada por 5 anos foi de 100% e a por 20 anos, 67%, sendo a comorbidade responsável por tal decréscimo. Conclusões: Nossos resultados reforçam o conceito de que a laringectomia conservadora seja a modalidade ideal de tratamento, reservando a ressecção total para tumores extensos ou casos de recorrência. Há indícios de que 5 anos pode não ser tempo suficiente para observar recorrência no condrossarcoma de baixo grau de malignidade.Robert Thomé 1 , Daniela C. Thomé 2 , Cinthia R. C. Royg 3 Palavras-chave: condroma, condrossarcoma, laringe, neoplasias da laringe, tumores benignos da laringe, cirurgia da laringe.

ARTIGO ORIGINALRev Bras Otorrinolaringol. V.69, n.1, 48-52, jan./fev. 2003 « « Palavras-chave: epistaxe, ligadura da artéria esfenopalatina, tratamento.