Article: Stridor in Asian infants: assessment and treatment

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TitleStridor in Asian infants: assessment and treatment
AuthorsWong, BYH
Hui, TW
Lee, SL
Ho, WK
Wei, WI
Issue Date2011
PublisherHindawi Publishing Corporation. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.hindawi.com/isrn/otolaryngology/
CitationISRN Otolaryngology, 2011, v. 2012, article no. ID 915910 [How to Cite?]
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5402/2012/915910
AbstractStridor is the main symptomof upper airway obstruction in infants. It can be congenital or acquired, acute or chronic. Pathologies can be located from the nose down to the trachea. Common causes include laryngomalacia, vocal cord palsy, subglottic stenosis, tracheal anomaly, laryngeal cleft, vascular and lymphatic malformation, laryngeal papillomas, craniofacial abnormalities and even head and neck tumours. In this paper, we will discuss our approach to infants with stridor including assessment with flexible and rigid endoscopy and treatments to various conditions in a tertiary centre. Causes of stridor in infants undergoing rigid laryngotracheobronchoscopy in Queen Mary Hospital, University of Hong Kong Medical Centre between 2005 and 2011 will be retrospectively reviewed. Treatments according to various conditions will be discussed. Successful management of these neonates requires accurate diagnosis, early intervention, and multidisciplinary care by ENT surgeons, paediatricians, and paediatric anaesthetists.
ISSN2090-5742
DOIhttp://dx.doi.org/10.5402/2012/915910
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dc.contributor.authorWong, BYH
dc.contributor.authorHui, TW
dc.contributor.authorLee, SL
dc.contributor.authorHo, WK
dc.contributor.authorWei, WI
dc.date.accessioned2012-08-16T05:59:40Z
dc.date.available2012-08-16T05:59:40Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.description.abstractStridor is the main symptomof upper airway obstruction in infants. It can be congenital or acquired, acute or chronic. Pathologies can be located from the nose down to the trachea. Common causes include laryngomalacia, vocal cord palsy, subglottic stenosis, tracheal anomaly, laryngeal cleft, vascular and lymphatic malformation, laryngeal papillomas, craniofacial abnormalities and even head and neck tumours. In this paper, we will discuss our approach to infants with stridor including assessment with flexible and rigid endoscopy and treatments to various conditions in a tertiary centre. Causes of stridor in infants undergoing rigid laryngotracheobronchoscopy in Queen Mary Hospital, University of Hong Kong Medical Centre between 2005 and 2011 will be retrospectively reviewed. Treatments according to various conditions will be discussed. Successful management of these neonates requires accurate diagnosis, early intervention, and multidisciplinary care by ENT surgeons, paediatricians, and paediatric anaesthetists.
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dc.identifier.citationISRN Otolaryngology, 2011, v. 2012, article no. ID 915910 [How to Cite?]
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5402/2012/915910
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.5402/2012/915910
dc.identifier.hkuros204390
dc.identifier.issn2090-5742
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/159938
dc.identifier.volume2012, article no. ID 915910
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherHindawi Publishing Corporation. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.hindawi.com/isrn/otolaryngology/
dc.publisher.placeUnited States
dc.relation.ispartofISRN Otolaryngology
dc.rightsCreative Commons: Attribution 3.0 Hong Kong License
dc.titleStridor in Asian infants: assessment and treatment
dc.typeArticle