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.

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