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Hydrostatic balloon dilatation of pharyngeal stricture under local anaesthetic

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 November 2005

Hersad M Vaghela  and
Andrew A Moir
Hersad M Vaghela
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery, Leicester Royal Infirmary, Leicester, UK
Andrew A Moir
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery, Leicester Royal Infirmary, Leicester, UK
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Abstract

Balloon dilatation is well established in the management of enteric strictures. The use of this technique in the pharynx has been reported under radiological and endoscopic guidance. We describe the hydrostatic dilatation of a benign pharyngeal stricture in a laryngectomy patient under local anaesthetic, without radiological guidance, in the ENT out-patient department. This procedure was effective and well tolerated in a patient who required regular dilatations.

Keywords

DilatationHydrostatic PressurePharynxLaryngectomy
Type
Short Communication
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 120 , Issue 1 , January 2006 , pp. 56 - 58
Copyright
2005 JLO (1984) Limited

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