Table 2.

Diagnosis of the patients submitted to tracheostomies because of airway obstruction.

Diagnosis	Patients (%)
Laryngotracheal stenosis	32 (80%)
Recurrent laryngeal papillomatosis	2 (5%)
Severe laryngomalacia	2 (5%)
Pharyngeal tumor	2 (5%)
Mucopolysaccharidosis	1 (2,5%)
Bilateral vocal fold paralysis	1 (2,5%)
TOTAL	40 (100%)