Surgical Management of Bilateral Vocal Fold Paralysis in Children: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To examine and compare the outcomes of various types of glottic widening surgery (GWS) for initial management of bilateral vocal fold paralysis (BVFP) in children, the outcomes of different GWS procedures in children who underwent initial tracheostomy, and the rate of decannulation in children who underwent tracheostomy alone versus tracheostomy followed by GWS.

Data sources

PubMed, Web of Science, Cochrane Library, and Embase were searched following the PRISMA guidelines (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses) on September 9, 2019, with no date restriction.

Review methods

Articles focusing on GWS or tracheostomy for initial management of BVFP were included. Articles describing patients who received no surgical intervention for

SUBMITTER: Thorpe RK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10042623 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature