Year: 1978
Type: article
Study design: Case Report
Abstract: Four cases of tracheal stenosis following the tracheotomy are presented.The pathogenesis of tracheal stenosis is also discussed.In one patient who kept a nasopharyngeal intubation for 8 months, decanulation was not successfully achieved. In all cases including this patient, however, decanulation was completely successful using silicone T-tube. The duration of silicone T-tube insertion in four patients was 7 months, 7 months, 9 months and 12 months respectively.All patients were allowed to stay at home with T-tube in place.It is the authors' opinion that silicone T-tube may be the most effective in selected cases, though many techniques have been applied for the treatment of tracheal stenosis.
DOI: 10.2468/jbes.29.343
Authors: Yoshiro Sugimoto, Yasuo Harada, Yasuyuki Kihara, Takashi Harada, Kuninori Myokai, Takashi Yokoyama, Sizuyuki Kurozumi
Language: English
Subfield: Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W2329356485