Unsteady respiratory airflow characteristics play a crucial role in understanding the deposition of toxic particles and inhaled aerosol drugs in the human respiratory tract. Considering the variations in respiratory flow rate and glottis motion under different respiratory frequencies, these respiratory airflow characteristics are studied by large-eddy simulations, including pressure field, power loss, modal spatial patterns, and vortex structures. Firstly, the results reveal that varying respiratory frequencies significantly affect airflow unsteadiness, turbulent evolution, and vortex structure dissipation, as they increase the complexity and butterfly effect introduced by the turbulent disturbance. Secondly, the pressure drops and flow rate at the glottis also conform to a power-law relationship considering the respiratory physiological characteristics, especially under low respiratory frequencies. Glottis motion plays different roles in energy consumption during inspiration and expiration, and its magnitude can be predicted using a polynomial function based on glottis area and respiratory flowrate under different respiratory frequencies. Finally, modal decomposition can be effectively applied to the study of respiratory flow characteristics, but we recommend separately studying the inspiration and expiration. The spatial distribution of the dominant mode characterizes the majority of respiratory flow characteristics and are influenced by respiratory frequency. Spectral entropy results indicate that glottis motion and slow breathing both delay the transitions in the upper respiratory tract during inspiration and expiration. These results confirm that the respiratory physiology characteristics under different respiratory frequencies have a significant impact on the unsteady respiratory airflow characteristics and warrant further study.

Objective:To explore efficacy of narrow band imaging（NBI） technique in CO2laser therapy in Early-Stage Glottic cancer. Methods:The clinical data of patients with Early-Stage Glottic cancer who underwent CO2laser vocal cord resection from June 2011 to August 2022 were retrospectively analyzed. Among these, 27 patients who underwent surgery assisted by NBI were assigned to the observation group, while 25 patients who underwent conventional CO2 laser microsurgery with a suspension laryngoscope were assigned to the control group. The differences between the two groups were analyzed in terms of intraoperative frozen pathology results, postoperative recurrence rates, 5-year cumulative disease-free survival rates, complications, and voice recovery. Results:All 52 patients were operated successfully. Temporary tracheostomy and serious complications did not occur during the operation. The postoperative patient\'s pronunciation was satisfactory. One patient experienced vocal cord adhesion, but there were no severe complications such as breathing difficulties or bleeding, with an overall complication rate of 1.92%. Postoperative follow-up was 1-5 years. The 5 years recurrence free survival in the general group was 77.90％, and the 5 years recurrence free survival in the NBI group was 100％, the difference was statistically significant（P<0.05）. NBI endoscopy is safer and more accurate than the general group in determining the safe margin of tumor mucosal resection（P<0.05）. Among the patients who accepted the voice analysis, the difference was no statistically significant（P>0.05）. Conclusion:Compared with conventional CO2laser surgery under microscope, NBI guided laser resection of Early-Stage Glottic cancer is more accurate. NBI guided laser resection could improve 5 years recurrence free survival rate. In a word, narrow-band imaging endoscopy can has very high value in clinical application.
目的：探讨利用窄带成像技术（narrow band imaging，NBI）术前术后辅助显微支撑喉镜下CO2激光手术进行诊治的早期（T1和T2期）声门型喉癌的临床疗效。 方法：回顾性分析2011年6月1日至2022年8月31日在天津市人民医院耳鼻咽喉头颈外科接受显微支撑喉镜下CO2激光手术治疗的52例早期声门型喉癌患者资料，应用NBI辅助手术的27例患者为观察组，常规支撑喉镜下CO2激光显微手术的25例患者为对照组，随访时间1～5年，总结分析2组患者术中冰冻病理结果、术后复发率、5年累积无复发生存率、并发症及嗓音恢复情况之间的差别。 结果：52例患者均手术顺利，均无需行气管切开术，有1例患者出现声带粘连，但未出现呼吸困难及出血等严重并发症，并发症总发生率为1.92%。观察组5年累积无复发生存率为100％，对照组5年累积无复发生存率为77.90％，2组之间差异有统计学意义（P<0.05）。观察组较对照组的手术切缘更安全，更能准确判断肿瘤黏膜安全切缘（P<0.05）。所有患者进行了嗓音评估，嗓音障碍指数2组之间进行比较，差异无统计学意义（P>0.05）。 结论：与常规支撑喉镜下CO2激光显微手术比较，NBI辅助下显微支撑喉镜下CO2激光手术切除早期声门型喉癌术后复发率低，并发症少，可有效提高5年无复发生存率，是一种更安全有效的治疗方法。.

Early-stage glottic laryngeal carcinoma refers to Tis-T2 lesions without cervical lymph nodes involvement and distant metastasis. Rosiglitazone facilitates expression of anti-inflammatory substances in the body, protecting immune system and improving patient\'s treatment efficacy and prognosis. We aimed to clarify the influence of rosiglitazone on prognosis of early-stage glottic laryngeal carcinoma. The control group received low-temperature plasma radiofrequency ablation and the observation group additionally received rosiglitazone; 4 mg, 2 times/day for 6 months. After treatment, the observation group showed reduction in the fundamental frequency perturbation and amplitude perturbation and increase in the harmonic-to-noise ratio relative to the control group. Total effective rate was 80.31% and 77.14% for observation and control groups, respectively (P > 0.05). Peripheral blood immune makers were higher in the observation group. The incidence rates of adverse reactions were lower in the observation group. The median survival time was 33 months in control group and 47 months in observation group (P < 0.05). The five-year survival rate was 77.14% in the observation group and 54.29% in the control group (P < 0.05). Rosiglitazone can prolong the survival of early-stage glottic laryngeal carcinoma patients, improving immune function and reducing adverse reactions during treatment.

Objective:To analyze the characteristics of vocal fold movement and glottic closure in patients with laryngeal neurogenic injury. Methods:A total of 185 patients with vocal fold paralysis diagnosed by laryngeal electromyography as neurogenic damage to cricothyroid muscle, thyreoarytenoid muscle and posterior cricoarytenoid muscle were enrolled, they were divided into unilateral vocal fold paralysis group and bilateral vocal fold paralysis group, respectively, and superior laryngeal paralysis group, recurrent laryngeal nerve paralysis group and vagal nerve paralysis group according to nerve injury. The characteristics of vocal fold movement and glottic closure were analyzed under strobe laryngoscope. The qualitative evaluation of vocal fold movement was fixed vocal fold, reduced vocal fold movement and normal vocal fold movement, and the qualitative evaluation of glottic closure was glottic closure and glottic imperfection. The results were analyzed statistically. Results:The proportion of normal, reduced and fixed vocal fold motion in bilateral vocal fold paralysis group was significantly different from that in unilateral vocal fold paralysis group（P<0.05）, the composition of normal and reduced vocal fold motion in bilateral vocal fold paralysis group（47.70%） was significantly greater than that in unilateral vocal fold paralysis group（12.27%）. There was no significant difference between the proportion of glottic closure and glottic imperfecta in bilateral vocal fold paralysis group and unilateral vocal fold paralysis group（P<0.05）. The proportion of decreased vocal fold motion in superior laryngeal nerve paralysis group（50.00%） was higher than that in recurrent laryngeal nerve paralysis group（9.32%） and vagal nerve paralysis group（9.00%）. The proportion of decreased and fixed vocal fold motion in superior laryngeal nerve paralysis group, recurrent laryngeal nerve paralysis group and vagal nerve paralysis group was statistically significant（P<0.05）.There was no significant difference in glottic closure among the three groups（P<0.05）. Conclusion:Vocal fold movement characteristics of patients with laryngeal neurogenic injury were mainly vocal fold fixation, or normal or weakened vocal fold movement. There may be missed diagnosis of unilateral vocal fold paralysis in clinical practice. In half of the patients with superior laryngeal nerve palsy, vocal fold movement is characterized by vocal fold fixation.
目的：分析喉肌神经源性损伤患者的声带运动及声门闭合特点。 方法：入选经喉肌电图确诊为环甲肌、甲杓肌及环杓后肌为神经源性损害的患者185例，分别按侧边分为单侧声带麻痹组及双侧声带麻痹组，按神经损伤分为喉上神经麻痹组、喉返神经麻痹组及迷走神经麻痹组。频闪喉镜下分析声带运动特点及声门闭合情况，声带运动定性评估为声带固定、声带运动减弱及声带运动正常，声门闭合定性评估为声门闭合及声门闭合不全。对结果进行统计学分析。 结果：双侧声带麻痹组声带运动正常、运动减弱及固定的构成比与单侧声带麻痹组间的差异有统计学意义（P<0.05），双侧声带麻痹组的声带运动正常及运动减弱的构成（47.70%）显著大于单侧声带麻痹组（12.27%）。双侧声带麻痹组声门闭合与声门闭合不全的构成比与单侧声带麻痹间的差异无统计学意义（P>0.05）。喉上神经麻痹组声带运动减弱的构成比（50.00%）大于喉返神经麻痹组（9.32%）及迷走神经麻痹组（9.00%），声带运动减弱、固定的构成比在喉上神经麻痹组、喉返神经麻痹组与迷走神经麻痹组间的差异有统计学意义（P<0.05）；3组间声门闭合情况比较差异无统计学意义（P>0.05）。 结论：喉肌神经源性损伤患者的声带运动特征以声带固定为主，也可为声带运动正常及声带运动减弱，单侧声带麻痹在临床上可能存在漏诊；有50%的喉上神经麻痹患者的声带运动特征为声带固定。.

OBJECTIVE: To assess the value of carbon dioxide transoral laser microsurgery (CO2 TOLMS) for early-stage glottic cancer with special regard to involvement of the anterior commissure (AC).
METHODS: Single-center retrospective cohort study.
METHODS: Grade-A tertiary hospital.
METHODS: A retrospective analysis of patients with early-stage (Tis-T2) glottic cancer who underwent CO2 TOLMS. All patients had at least 2 years of follow-up. The univariate and multivariate survival analyses were used to identify the risk factors for recurrence and the Kaplan-Meier method was used to analyze OS and DSS rates.
RESULTS: A total of 102 patients were included in the study. Eleven patients (10.78%) had recurrence. The univariate analysis showed that the recurrence was associated with the AC classification, T staging, tumor size, and tobacco use (P < .05). However, on multivariate analysis, the AC classification was the only independent risk factor for recurrence (P < .001, HR = 3.179). AC classification were distributed as follows: 59 (57.84%) AC0, 29 (28.43%) AC1, 8 (7.84%) AC2, and 6 (5.88%) AC3, 2-year/5-year OS and DSS rates were progressively reduced in the AC0, AC1, AC2, and AC3 groups (P < .001). At the same T staging, the OS rates incrementally decreased as the level of involvement of the AC became higher (P = .004).
CONCLUSIONS: CO2 TOLMS is an effective treatment for early-stage glottic cancer. AC involvement is an independent risk factors for recurrence and poor prognosis. The AC classification system may be better at grading the prognosis of patients with early-stage glottic cancer and has prognostic value independent of T staging.

Subglottic cyst is a rare cause of laryngeal tinnitus in infants and young children, and only a few cases have been reported at home and abroad. In this paper, we report the clinical characteristics and treatment experience of three cases of subglottic cysts in Children\'s Hospital of Nanjing Medical University. All the 3 childrem were prematurechildren, with a history of tracheal intubation, and the main symptoms were coughing and wheezing.Electronic nasopharyngolaryngoscopy revealed spherical neoplasm under the glottis. Neck computed tomography （CT） showed a slightly hypodense shadow with poorly defined borders, and no significant enhancement was observed after enhancement. Under the self-retaining laryngoscope, the new organisms were clamped and nibbled, and the cyst wall was cauterized by low temperature plasma. There was no recurrence in postoperative follow-up.
摘要: 声门下囊肿是婴幼儿喉鸣的一种少见病因，国内外见少量相关报道。本文报道南京医科大学附属儿童医院诊治3例声门下囊肿患儿的临床特征及诊疗经验。3例患儿均为早产儿，均有气管插管史，症状主要为咳喘，电子鼻咽喉镜检查见声门下见球形新生物。颈部CT呈稍低密度影，边界欠清，增强后未见明显强化。治疗支撑喉镜下钳夹咬除新生物，低温等离子烧灼囊壁。术后随访均未复发。.

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the prognostic impact of different tumor invasion patterns in the surgical treatment of T3 glottic laryngeal cancer.
METHODS: We conducted a retrospective analysis of clinical data of 91 patients with T3 glottic laryngeal cancer.
RESULTS: We found that the posterior invasion being significantly associated with involvement of the lamina of cricoid cartilage (P < 0.001), arytenoid cartilage (P = 0.001), and subglottic (P = 0.001). There was no statistical difference in survival outcomes between the total laryngectomy (TL) group and the partial laryngectomy (PL) group, but in the PL group, tumors with anterior invasion were associated with a better 5-year DFS than tumors with posterior invasion (HR: 4.681, 95% CI: 1.337-16.393, P = 0.016), and subglottic involvement was associated with worse LRRFS (HR: 3.931, 95% CI: 1.054-14.658, P = 0.041). At the same time, we found that involvement of the lamina of cricoid cartilage was an independent risk factor for postoperative laryngeal stenosis in PL patients (HR: 11.67, 95% CI: 1.89-71.98, P = 0.008).
CONCLUSIONS: Selectively performed PL can also achieve favorable oncological outcomes comparable to those of TL. Posterior invasion and subglottic involvement are independent prognostic factors for recurrence after PL in T3 glottic laryngeal cancer, and involvement of the lamina of cricoid cartilage is associated with postoperative laryngeal stenosis. The tumor invasion pattern of patients with laryngeal cancer should be further subdivided to allow for selection of a more individualized treatment plan.

BACKGROUND: Idiopathic subglottic stenosis is a fibrotic condition of unknown origin that results in blockage of the central airway in the subglottic region. It is widely acknowledged that subglottic stenosis is a relatively uncommon structural anomaly that is difficult to operate on and cure due to its anatomical location. Inguinal hernias are well-established to be prevalent in infants and youngsters. We present a case of subglottic stenosis in a child complicated with an inguinal hernia (IH).
METHODS: A 7-year-old female was admitted to our hospital with a 1-month history of progressive bulging in the left lower quadrant of the abdomen. She complained of no stomach discomfort, distension, or dyspnea, but her family reports that the patient usually wheezes during moderate exertion and has no family history of asthma or lung illness. However, for unclear reasons, the infant experienced shortness of breath following training. A chest CT scan was unremarkable. Below the glottis, a membranous stenosis was discovered. The stenosis beneath the glottis was discovered using dynamic laryngoscopy.
METHODS: Idiopathic subglottic stenosis with an IH.
METHODS: An otorhinolaryngologist employed a carbon dioxide laser to eliminate the subglottic stenosis. Following successful intubation by the anesthesiologist, pediatric surgeons performed laparoscopic high ligation of the hernial sac.
RESULTS: After 1 month, a repeat laryngoscopy revealed significant expansion of the subglottic stenosis, accounting for the improvement in respiratory symptoms.
CONCLUSIONS: The present case raises awareness that surgeons should be more vigilant about respiratory complications in patients with an IH. Early diagnosis and treatment of respiratory illnesses are critical for patients undergoing endotracheal intubation.

To investigate the safety and efficacy of video laryngoscopy for endotracheal intubation in critically ill patients. A total of 106 critically ill emergency patients treated at our hospital between January 2021 and June 2022 were randomly divided into 2 groups, the visual and direct groups, with 53 patients in each group. Both groups were treated with endotracheal intubation; the visual group was treated with video laryngoscopy, and the direct group was treated with conventional direct laryngoscopy. The Cormack-Lehane grade, percentage of glottic opening score, success rate of one intubation, intubation time, number of intubation attempts, hemodynamic values, and complications were compared between the 2 groups. The success rates of glottis exposure and one-time intubation were significantly higher while the intubation time and number of intubation attempts significantly lower in the visual group than in the direct group. The heart rate, mean arterial pressure (MAP), or blood oxygen saturation did not differ significantly between the 2 groups 10 minutes after entering the room (T0) or after anesthesia induction (T1). MAP was significantly lower in the visual group than in the direct group during immediate intubation (T2). The heart rate and MAP were significantly lower in the visual group than in the direct group 1 minute (T3) and 5 minutes (T4) after intubation. The incidences of intubation-related complications in the visual and direct groups were 7.55% and 22.60%, showing a significant difference. Endotracheal intubation under videolaryngoscopy is safer and more effective for critically ill emergency patients than conventional direct laryngoscopy. This can improve the success rate of intubation, reduce the intubation time, and reduce its effect on hemodynamics. Therefore, it is worthy of further clinical application.

OBJECTIVE: To analyze the clinical characteristics of laryngomalacia in Chinese children and explore the surgical efficacy and factors influencing severe laryngomalacia.
METHODS: Children (0-18 years) diagnosed with laryngomalacia in our hospital from January 2016 to January 2022 were enrolled in this study. Clinical data of patients, including general conditions, clinical symptoms, grading and classification, medical comorbidities, surgical efficacy, and the risk factors influencing severe laryngomalacia were retrospectively analyzed.
RESULTS: A total of 1810 children were enrolled (male:female; 2.02:1), among which most were infants under 1 year (77.18%). Inspiratory laryngeal stridor (69.56%) was the most common symptom. Most patients had mild laryngomalacia (79.28%), with type IV laryngomalacia being the most common classification (52.27%). Congenital heart disease (37.85%) was the most common medical comorbidity. A total of 168 severe laryngomalacia cases were treated via supraglottoplasty with an effective rate of 83.93%. Notably, preterm birth (OR = 3.868, 95% CI 1.340 ~ 11.168), low birth weight (OR = 4.517, 95% CI 1.477 ~ 13.819) and medical comorbidities (OR = 7.219, 95% CI 2.534 ~ 20.564) were independent risk factors for poor prognosis (P < 0.05).
CONCLUSIONS: Laryngomalacia is common among infants under the age of one, and it is mostly characterized by inspiratory laryngeal stridor with various medical comorbidity. Supraglottoplasty is the first treatment choice for severe laryngomalacia cases with high success rates. However, premature delivery, low birth weight, and medical comorbidities significantly affect the efficacy of surgery.