A retrospective epidemiological study of @entity1 treated for @entity32364 ( @entity32364 ) during 2003-2013 at Oslo University Hospital, Rikshospitalet, was undertaken to assess its incidence, management and treatment outcomes. Out of a total of 123 @entity1 with @entity5142 (84 female, 39 @entity1 ), 38 @entity1 were diagnosed with @entity32364 , all of whom were female. Of these, 23 lived in the South-Eastern Norway Regional Health Authority, representing an incidence of 0.2 per 100,000 (95% CI 0.13-0.3) in this region of 2.9  million inhabitants. Mean age at diagnosis was 54 years (range 20-85 years), and the mean interval between symptom onset and diagnosis was 3.1 years. The 38 @entity1 with @entity32364 underwent a total of 132 operations between 2003 and 2013. All @entity1 were managed endoscopically using laser surgery, with or without @entity288 and @entity1138 , with dilatation by balloon or bougie. Eight @entity1 (21.1%) required only one procedure, while 30 @entity1 (78.9%) had multiple operations. The median follow-up for all @entity1 from the first operation was 5.3 years. The mean interval between procedures was 1  year for @entity1 aged 20-48 years, 1.3 years for @entity1 aged 49-61 years and 3.0 years for @entity1 aged 62-85 years. No clinically significant complications were observed. In conclusion, the symptoms of @entity32364 can be treated effectively with laser surgery and dilatation but the recurrence rate remains high and the time interval between operations does not increase with time, making @entity32364 a continuing challenge.

XXXX : an epidemiological single-center study.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients', 'men'] @entity1138 :: ('MESH:D016685', 'Chemical') :: ['Mitomycin C'] @entity32364 :: ('MESH:C536283', 'Disease') :: ['ISS', 'idiopathic subglottic stenosis'] @entity5142 :: ('MESH:D007829', 'Disease') :: ['subglottic stenosis'] @entity288 :: ('MESH:D000305', 'Chemical') :: ['corticosteroids']
@entity32364 :: (MESH:C536283,Disease) :: ['Idiopathic subglottic stenosis']
