Tracheal papillomatosis treated with Nd-Yag laser resection
Hunt, J.M.; Pierce, R.J.
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Medicine 18(6): 781-784
1988
ISSN/ISBN: 0004-8291 PMID: 3242464 Document Number: 325734
We report a case of tracheal papillomatosis in a 69-year-old woman who presented with stridor and functional evidence of large airway obstruction. She was successfully treated by endobronchial resection using a Neodymium Yag laser. This provided lasting symptomatic relief of dyspnea. Respiratory papillomatosis is a disease predominantly of the childhood larynx and its presentation with predominant tracheal involvement late in life is extremely uncommon. Laser therapy provides an extremely effective treatment modality for this condition.