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Pharyngeal stenosis

MedGen UID:
96001
•Concept ID:
C0396006
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Pharyngeal Stenosis; Pharyngeal stricture
SNOMED CT: Pharyngeal stricture (232408005); Pharyngeal stenosis (232408005)

Definition

Narrowing of the pharyngeal airway. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVPharyngeal stenosis

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Evolution of chronic dysphagia following treatment for head and neck cancer.
Nguyen NP, Moltz CC, Frank C, Vos P, Smith HJ, Karlsson U, Nguyen LM, Rose S, Dutta S, Sallah S
Oral Oncol 2006 Apr;42(4):374-80. Epub 2005 Nov 28 doi: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2005.09.003. PMID: 16314138
Post laryngectomy complications and their mode of management--an analysis of 203 cases.
Verma A, Panda NK, Mehta S, Mann SB, Mehra YN
Indian J Cancer 1989 Dec;26(4):247-54. PMID: 2636211

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Salivary bypass tube in total laryngectomy: Systematic review and meta-analysis.
Costantino A, Pace GM, Festa BM, Ferreli F, Malvezzi L, Spriano G, Mercante G, De Virgilio A
Head Neck 2022 Nov;44(11):2608-2620. Epub 2022 Aug 3 doi: 10.1002/hed.27169. PMID: 35920404
Pharyngeal reconstruction for severe pharyngeal stenosis in Behçet's disease: a retrospective case series.
Gu W, Jin X, Wang J
Clin Exp Rheumatol 2022 Sep;40(8):1554-1559. Epub 2022 Aug 2 doi: 10.55563/clinexprheumatol/iec6ff. PMID: 35916295
Scar contracture prevention with local steroid injections in transoral videolaryngoscopic surgery.
Uno K, Tomifuji M, Araki K, Tanaka S, Taniai S, Tanaka Y, Kimura E, Ogawa K, Shiotani A
Auris Nasus Larynx 2020 Oct;47(5):856-863. Epub 2020 Feb 24 doi: 10.1016/j.anl.2020.02.007. PMID: 32107068
Dilation after laryngectomy: Incidence, risk factors and complications.
Petersen JF, Pézier TF, van Dieren JM, van der Noort V, van Putten T, Bril SI, Janssen L, Dirven R, van den Brekel MWM, de Bree R
Oral Oncol 2019 Apr;91:107-112. Epub 2019 Mar 6 doi: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2019.02.025. PMID: 30926055
Comparison of pharyngeal stenosis between hypopharyngeal patients undergoing primary versus salvage laryngopharyngectomy.
Tsou YA, Lin MH, Hua CH, Tseng HC, Bau DT, Tsai MH
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2010 Oct;143(4):538-43. doi: 10.1016/j.otohns.2010.05.030. PMID: 20869565

Diagnosis

Pharyngeal reconstruction for severe pharyngeal stenosis in Behçet's disease: a retrospective case series.
Gu W, Jin X, Wang J
Clin Exp Rheumatol 2022 Sep;40(8):1554-1559. Epub 2022 Aug 2 doi: 10.55563/clinexprheumatol/iec6ff. PMID: 35916295
Case report: pharyngolaryngeal stenosis in a child due to caustic ingestion treated with transoral CO2 laser microsurgery.
Berlucchi M, Barbieri D, Garofolo S, Stefini S, Peretti G
Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol 2014 Dec;123(12):847-51. Epub 2014 Jun 18 doi: 10.1177/0003489414538938. PMID: 24944275
CT and endoscopic evaluation of larynx and trachea in mucopolysaccharidoses.
Morimoto N, Kitamura M, Kosuga M, Okuyama T
Mol Genet Metab 2014 Jun;112(2):154-9. Epub 2014 Apr 4 doi: 10.1016/j.ymgme.2014.03.013. PMID: 24767144
Laryngeal carcinoma: experience in Ile-Ife, Nigeria.
Amusa YB, Badmus A, Olabanji JK, Oyebamiji EO
Niger J Clin Pract 2011 Jan-Mar;14(1):74-8. doi: 10.4103/1119-3077.79268. PMID: 21493997
Comparison of pharyngeal stenosis between hypopharyngeal patients undergoing primary versus salvage laryngopharyngectomy.
Tsou YA, Lin MH, Hua CH, Tseng HC, Bau DT, Tsai MH
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2010 Oct;143(4):538-43. doi: 10.1016/j.otohns.2010.05.030. PMID: 20869565

Therapy

Salivary bypass tube in total laryngectomy: Systematic review and meta-analysis.
Costantino A, Pace GM, Festa BM, Ferreli F, Malvezzi L, Spriano G, Mercante G, De Virgilio A
Head Neck 2022 Nov;44(11):2608-2620. Epub 2022 Aug 3 doi: 10.1002/hed.27169. PMID: 35920404
Scar contracture prevention with local steroid injections in transoral videolaryngoscopic surgery.
Uno K, Tomifuji M, Araki K, Tanaka S, Taniai S, Tanaka Y, Kimura E, Ogawa K, Shiotani A
Auris Nasus Larynx 2020 Oct;47(5):856-863. Epub 2020 Feb 24 doi: 10.1016/j.anl.2020.02.007. PMID: 32107068
Dilation after laryngectomy: Incidence, risk factors and complications.
Petersen JF, Pézier TF, van Dieren JM, van der Noort V, van Putten T, Bril SI, Janssen L, Dirven R, van den Brekel MWM, de Bree R
Oral Oncol 2019 Apr;91:107-112. Epub 2019 Mar 6 doi: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2019.02.025. PMID: 30926055
Rhinoscleroma: an updated experience through the last 10 years.
Gaafar HA, Gaafar AH, Nour YA
Acta Otolaryngol 2011 Apr;131(4):440-6. Epub 2011 Jan 3 doi: 10.3109/00016489.2010.539264. PMID: 21198342
Combined antegrade and retrograde esophageal dilation for head and neck cancer-related complete esophageal stenosis.
Goguen LA, Norris CM, Jaklitsch MT, Sullivan CA, Posner MR, Haddad RI, Tishler RB, Burke E, Annino DJ Jr
Laryngoscope 2010 Feb;120(2):261-6. doi: 10.1002/lary.20727. PMID: 19998421

Prognosis

Dilation after laryngectomy: Incidence, risk factors and complications.
Petersen JF, Pézier TF, van Dieren JM, van der Noort V, van Putten T, Bril SI, Janssen L, Dirven R, van den Brekel MWM, de Bree R
Oral Oncol 2019 Apr;91:107-112. Epub 2019 Mar 6 doi: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2019.02.025. PMID: 30926055
Laryngeal carcinoma: experience in Ile-Ife, Nigeria.
Amusa YB, Badmus A, Olabanji JK, Oyebamiji EO
Niger J Clin Pract 2011 Jan-Mar;14(1):74-8. doi: 10.4103/1119-3077.79268. PMID: 21493997
Comparison of pharyngeal stenosis between hypopharyngeal patients undergoing primary versus salvage laryngopharyngectomy.
Tsou YA, Lin MH, Hua CH, Tseng HC, Bau DT, Tsai MH
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2010 Oct;143(4):538-43. doi: 10.1016/j.otohns.2010.05.030. PMID: 20869565
Amelioration of acquired nasopharyngeal stenosis, with bilateral Z-pharyngoplasty.
Wan DC, Kumar A, Head CS, Katchikian H, Bradley JP
Ann Plast Surg 2010 Jun;64(6):747-50. doi: 10.1097/SAP.0b013e3181a73009. PMID: 20489403
Reconstruction of pharyngeal defects using AlloDerm and sternocleidomastoid muscle flap.
Sinha UK, Chang KE, Shih CW
Laryngoscope 2001 Nov;111(11 Pt 1):1910-6. doi: 10.1097/00005537-200111000-00007. PMID: 11801968

Clinical prediction guides

Pharyngeal reconstruction for severe pharyngeal stenosis in Behçet's disease: a retrospective case series.
Gu W, Jin X, Wang J
Clin Exp Rheumatol 2022 Sep;40(8):1554-1559. Epub 2022 Aug 2 doi: 10.55563/clinexprheumatol/iec6ff. PMID: 35916295
Scar contracture prevention with local steroid injections in transoral videolaryngoscopic surgery.
Uno K, Tomifuji M, Araki K, Tanaka S, Taniai S, Tanaka Y, Kimura E, Ogawa K, Shiotani A
Auris Nasus Larynx 2020 Oct;47(5):856-863. Epub 2020 Feb 24 doi: 10.1016/j.anl.2020.02.007. PMID: 32107068
Dilation after laryngectomy: Incidence, risk factors and complications.
Petersen JF, Pézier TF, van Dieren JM, van der Noort V, van Putten T, Bril SI, Janssen L, Dirven R, van den Brekel MWM, de Bree R
Oral Oncol 2019 Apr;91:107-112. Epub 2019 Mar 6 doi: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2019.02.025. PMID: 30926055
Amelioration of acquired nasopharyngeal stenosis, with bilateral Z-pharyngoplasty.
Wan DC, Kumar A, Head CS, Katchikian H, Bradley JP
Ann Plast Surg 2010 Jun;64(6):747-50. doi: 10.1097/SAP.0b013e3181a73009. PMID: 20489403
Reconstruction of pharyngeal defects using AlloDerm and sternocleidomastoid muscle flap.
Sinha UK, Chang KE, Shih CW
Laryngoscope 2001 Nov;111(11 Pt 1):1910-6. doi: 10.1097/00005537-200111000-00007. PMID: 11801968

Recent systematic reviews

Salivary bypass tube in total laryngectomy: Systematic review and meta-analysis.
Costantino A, Pace GM, Festa BM, Ferreli F, Malvezzi L, Spriano G, Mercante G, De Virgilio A
Head Neck 2022 Nov;44(11):2608-2620. Epub 2022 Aug 3 doi: 10.1002/hed.27169. PMID: 35920404

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