24 November 2022
: Case report 
A Rare Presentation of Recalcitrant Oropharyngeal Stenosis in a 54-Year-Old Male Patient Following Transoral Robotic Surgery for Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Unusual or unexpected effect of treatment, Diagnostic / therapeutic accidents, Educational Purpose (only if useful for a systematic review or synthesis)
Pietro Canzi
12ABCDEF*, Eugenia Maiorano1BCDEF, Fabio Sovardi 1CDEF, Matteo Nardo 12BF, Antonio Occhini1CDF, Marco Benazzo12ABCDEF
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.937123
Am J Case Rep 2022; 23:e937123
Table 2. Therapeutic options for oropharyngeal stenosis: review of the literature.
| Authors | Previous surgery | No. of patients | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lin et al []5 | Single level surgery (11/39 patients)Multilevel surgery (28/39 patients) | 39 | Minor surgery to lyse the scar tissue + triamcinolone injections |
| Muderris et al []6 | Multilevel surgery | 2 | Z-plasty; minor surgery to lyse the scar tissue + triamcinolone injections |
| Hay et al []7 | Single level surgery – oropharyngeal transoral robotic surgery | 122 | Stenosis dilation |
| Santos et al []8 | Single level surgery – tonsillectomy | 2 | Intralesional triamcinolone |
| Prager et al []14 | Multilevel surgery | 4 | Pharyngoplasty + intralesional triamcinolone |
| McLaughlin et al []15 | Multilevel surgery – adenoidectomy + tonsillectomy | 5 | Jejunal free flap, pharyngoplasty, intralesional triamcinolone |
| Tompkins et al []16 | Single level surgery – tonsillectomy | 1 | Bilateral buccal myomucosal grafts |
| Haller et al []17 | Multilevel surgery – adenoidectomy + tonsillectomy | 2 | Sternocleidomastoid myocutaneous flap |
| Banerjee et al []18 | Multilevel surgery – adenoidectomy + tonsillectomy | 1 | Tissue expander |