A Special Method of Dilating Tracheal Stenosis Following Tracheostomy

Ti Hei Wu; Chih-Ming Hsieh; Hung Chang

doi:10.1055/s-0031-1293604

The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon, Inhaltsverzeichnis

Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2012; 60(05): 358-359
DOI: 10.1055/s-0031-1293604

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A Special Method of Dilating Tracheal Stenosis Following Tracheostomy

Ti Hei Wu

¹Division of Chest Surgery, Department of Surgery, National Defense Medical Center, Tri-Service General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan

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Chih-Ming Hsieh

²Division of Thoracic Surgery, National Defense Medical Center, Tri-Service General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan

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Hung Chang

²Division of Thoracic Surgery, National Defense Medical Center, Tri-Service General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan

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Abstract

Several methods can be used to manage tracheal stenosis. For patients unfit for surgery, frequent dilatation with stent placement is the most common treatment. We here describe a simple and effective method using Bakes common bile duct dilators to dilate a tracheal stenosis in a patient with a tracheostomy.

Keywords

tracheostomy - tracheal stenosis - dilation

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