Bogdasarian & Olson Classification

  • The Bogdasarian and Olson Classification is a classification scheme for posterior glottic stenosis.1
    • Type 1 → Interarytenoid scar which does not extend to the posterior commissure (between the arytenoids only).
    • Type 2 → Interarytenoid scar extending to the posterior commissure.
    • Type 3 → Posterior commissure scar involving one cricoarytenoid joint.
    • Type 4 → Posterior commissure scar involving both cricoarytenoid joints.

Bogdasarian and Olson Classification of Posterior Glottic Stenosis

Type Features
Type 1 Interarytenoid scar which does not extend to the posterior commissure
Type 2 Interarytenoid scar extending to the posterior commissure
Type 3 Posterior commissure scar with involvement of one cricoarytenoid joint
Type 4 Posterior commissure scar involving both cricoarytenoid joints
  1. Bogdasarian, Ronald S., and Nels R. Olson. “Posterior glottic laryngeal stenosis.” Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery 88.6 (1980): 765-772. 

Last updated September 27, 2022