Background and aims:
Chronic aspiration, of varied etiology, can be a life-threatening disorder. Laryngotracheal separation has been used as a surgical procedure in the treatment of intractable chronic dysphagia. We performed subglottic closure as another surgical technique, and evaluated the clinical outcomes. We report our cases, along with some review of the literature.
Materials and methods:
We performed this surgical procedure in 17 cases over a period of 46 months from June 2014 to March 2018. Data on the patients’ demographics, presenting clinical feature(s), respiratory care, length of hospitalization, postoperative complications and oral intake were retrospectively analyzed.
Results:
Of the 17 patients, minor anastomotic leakage was noted in only one case, and there were no cases of severe postoperative complications.
Conclusion:
This procedure was performed safely in all the cases. These findings indicated that this procedure is effective and can yield favorable outcomes.
