Characterizing Disease Severity Through Surgical Recurrence Rates in Idiopathic Subglottic Stenosis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

There is currently not a marker of disease severity in idiopathic subglottic stenosis (iSGS). Our objective was to characterize iSGS patients' disease severity using endoscopic surgery rates.

Methods

This was a two-center retrospective analysis of iSGS patients with a minimum of 4 years of follow up following an initial endoscopic procedure (laser wedge excision (LWE) or endoscopic dilation (ED)). Disease severity was classified into Groups A-C, based on whether patients had fewer (Group A), the same number (Group B), or more surgeries (Group C) in years 3-5 compared to years 1 and 2. Disease severity proportions were compared across institutions using chi-square analysis. Nonparametric testing compared clinical characteristics such as age, BMI, and GERD across sev

SUBMITTER: Bowen AJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12475557 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature