Single‐stage repair of subglottic stenosis using the radial forearm free flap as a vascularized carrier

Background. We present a case report of a patient with history of subglottic carcinoma who underwent chemoradiation and subsequently developed subglottic stenosis (SGS). Methods and Results. She was treated with an anterior cricoid split maintained by septal cartilage wrapped in a partially deepithelialized radial forearm free flap (RFFF). To date, with a follow‐up of 6 months, the patient has been fully decannulated and has not experienced airway collapse or any other complications. Conclusions. Upper airway reconstruction using a single‐stage autogenous cartilage graft wrapped in a vascularized carrier is a real option for those patients with extensive SGS in the setting of an irradiated and devascularized tissue bed. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Head Neck, 2010