Tracheal stenosis after tracheostomy or intubation - Review with special regard to cause and management

Sarper A., Ayten A., Eser I., Ozbudak Ö., Demircan A.

TEXAS HEART INSTITUTE JOURNAL, vol.32, no.2, pp.154-158, 2005 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Review
  • Volume: 32 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2005
  • Journal Name: TEXAS HEART INSTITUTE JOURNAL
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.154-158
  • Keywords: granulation tissue/surgery, iatrogenic disease, intubation, intratrachea/adverse effects, laryngeal cartilages/surgery, laryngostenosis/surgery, reoperation, respiration, artificial, trachea/injuries/surgery, trachea/stenosis/etiology/surgery, tracheostomy/adverse effects, treatment outcome, PERCUTANEOUS DILATIONAL TRACHEOSTOMY, RECONSTRUCTION
  • Akdeniz University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

To investigate the management outcomes of patients who developed tracheal stenosis after tracheostomy or intubation, we reviewed the courses of 45 patients who had experienced tracheal stenosis at a single institution, over 19 years from February 1985 through January 2004.