Tracheal Stenosis after Tracheostomy Treated Successfully with Papillotome Electrocautery

A 39-year-old woman presented with symptoms of dyspnea. Ten years previously, she had received a tracheostomy because of the decision to not continue taking an anticonvulsant drug. Presently, chest computed tomography showed diffuse stenosis and focal web at the cervical trachea. We performed bronch...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Oh, Sun Hee, Lee, Seong Ju, Kim, Dae Sung, Na, Moon Jun, Choi, Eugene, Kwon, Sun Jung, Cho, Hyun Min, Son, Ji Woong
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Korean Academy of Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases 2013
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3766814/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24023562
http://dx.doi.org/10.4046/trd.2013.75.2.79
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Sumario:A 39-year-old woman presented with symptoms of dyspnea. Ten years previously, she had received a tracheostomy because of the decision to not continue taking an anticonvulsant drug. Presently, chest computed tomography showed diffuse stenosis and focal web at the cervical trachea. We performed bronchoscopy and found a two-thirds reduction of the upper trachea due to the web-like fibrotic stenosis. Papillotome electrocautery removed the stenotic lesion. Endobronchial electrocautery is a valuable tool with potential for therapy of an endobronchial obstructing airway lesion. We report this case to introduce the successful treatment with papillotome electrocautery.

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