INCANDELA , Fabiola

Management of benign laryngeal stenosis (BLS) remains challenging even though transoral treatments in selected cases have shown satisfactory results, at least comparable to open-neck approaches, with reduced invasiveness. To date, no overall consensus has been reached on many issues. The aim of this study is to assess the effectiveness of a...

Purpose: The aim of this study is to analyze the efficacy of a new modified pharyngoplasty technique with barbed sutures: barbed suspension pharyngoplasty (BSP). Methods: We enrolled patients affected by obstructive sleep apnea–hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS), having the main site of obstruction at the palatal and lateral pharyngeal walls, who...

Objectives Good laryngeal exposure (GLE) is typically regarded as an essential prerequisite for transoral laser microsurgery (TLM). The Laryngoscore is a preoperative scoring system aimed at predicting glottic visualization through the laryngoscope using easy patient-derived parameters. However, the presence of subjective variables may hamper...