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. 2012 Dec;78(6):99-106.
doi: 10.5935/1808-8694.20120041.

Laryngomalacia surgery: a series from a tertiary pediatric hospital

José Faibes Lubianca Neto, Renata Loss Drummond, Luciana Pimentel Oppermann, Fernando Stahl Hermes, Rita Carolina Pozzer Krumenauer

Laryngomalacia surgery: a series from a tertiary pediatric hospital

José Faibes Lubianca Neto et al. Braz J Otorhinolaryngol. 2012 Dec.

Erratum in

  • Braz J Otorhinolaryngol. 2013 Nov-Dec;79(6):793. Lubianca Netto, José Faibes [corrected to Lubianca Neto, José Faibes]

Abstract

Laryngomalacia is the condition responsible for 75% of the cases of stridor in children aged up to 30 months, in which there is supraglottic collapse during inhalation. Inspiratory stridor is a characteristic telltale. As many as 20% of the patients are severely affected and require surgery. Supraglottoplasty is the procedure of choice and the presence of comorbidities is the most relevant prognostic factor for surgery success.

Objective: To describe a series in a tertiary pediatric hospital, its success rates, and surgery prognostic factors.

Method: This retrospective cohort study enrolled 20 patients submitted to supraglottoplasty between July 2007 and May 2011.

Results: Thirteen (65%) patients were males; mean age at the time of the procedure was 6.32 months. Endoscopic examination showed that 12 subjects had combined forms of laryngomalacia, 40% had associated pharyngomalacia, and three also had tracheomalacia. Thirteen subjects had isolated laryngomalacia and seven had gastroesophageal reflux disease. Fifteen (75%) patients underwent aryepiglottic fold resection. After the procedure, eleven patients were asymptomatic and two required tracheostomy. Presence of comorbidities was the strongest predictor of unfavorable postoperative outcome (p = 0.034).

Conclusion: Supraglottoplasty is a safe therapeutical procedure for select patients with laryngomalacia.

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