Details

Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Vandemoortele, Thomas, MD
• Laroumagne, Sophie, MD
• Bylicki, Olivier, MD
• Astoul, Philippe, MD, PhD
• Dutau, Hervé, MD

Titel

Endobronchial Treatment of Complete Tracheal Stenosis: Report of 3 Cases and Description of an Innovative Technique

Ist Teil von

• The Annals of thoracic surgery, 2013, Vol.95 (1), p.351-354

Ort / Verlag

Netherlands: Elsevier Inc

Erscheinungsjahr

2013

Quelle

MEDLINE

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Tracheostomy is often performed in patients requiring prolonged mechanical ventilation. Complications include tracheal stenosis, more often below the stoma than suprastomal. We report 3 cases of suprastomal complete obliteration of the trachea, all of which were successfully managed endoscopically using diode laser, mechanical dilation with the rigid bronchoscope, and stent placement.