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Subglottic haemangioma in the infant: contribution by CO2 laser

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

M. Remacle ,
X. Declaye  and
A. Mayne
M. Remacle*
Affiliation:
Department of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology and Head and Neck Surgery.
X. Declaye
Affiliation:
Department of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology and Head and Neck Surgery.
A. Mayne
Affiliation:
Department of Anaesthesiology, Cliniques Universitaires UCL-MONT-GODINNE, B-5180 YVOIR, Belgium.
*
Dr M. Remacle, Department of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology and Head and Neck Surgery. Cliniques Universitaires UCL-MONT-GODINNE, B-5180 YVOIR, Belgium.
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Abstract

The availability of the low intensity CO2 laser beam, and the possibility of defocalization that is associated with control of subglottic high frequency jet ventilation, requires a more interventionist attitude regarding dyspnoea caused by a subglottic haemangioma in the infant. It is indeed possible reliably to reduce the size of the subglottic haemangioma, and thus to avoid a lengthy period of intensive care, as well as the problems of prolonged intubation or tracheostomy for drainage, while also avoiding long term steroid therapy. This approach in no way affects the spontaneous evolution of subglottic haemangioma in the infant; there is a tendency for the haemangioma to regress after the age of one year. The treatment does, however, permit a considerable improvement in the comfort of the infant's life during this difficult period between 3 and 12 months.

We illustrate this new attitude by presenting a report on four cases.

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The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 103 , Issue 10 , October 1989 , pp. 930 - 934
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Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1989

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