OBJECTIVE: This article reports our experience of performing laryngotracheal reconstruction in a patient with relapsing polychondritis. A review of the literature is presented, with a focused discussion of airway treatment options.
METHODS: Laryngotracheal reconstruction for relapsing polychondritis was performed using hyoid bone pedicled on sternohyoid muscle.
CONCLUSIONS: Airway management in relapsing polychondritis can improve quality of life and palliate patients effectively.