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Palliation of Postintubation Tracheal Stenosis Using Insulation-Tipped Diathermic Knife 2: A Case Report

OBJECTIVE: To report the first case of using the insulation-tipped diathermic knife 2 (IT knife-2) for the treatment of postintubation tracheal stenosis. CLINICAL PRESENTATION AND INTERVENTION: A 71-year-old female patient with a history of endotracheal intubation 3 years earlier presented with thro...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Yoon, Seon Bin, Park, Yong Won, Cheon, Mi Ju, Koh, Young Min, Park, Sanghoon, Kim, Se Joong, Lee, Seung Hyeun
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: S. Karger AG 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5588309/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26390388
http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000441172
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Sumario:OBJECTIVE: To report the first case of using the insulation-tipped diathermic knife 2 (IT knife-2) for the treatment of postintubation tracheal stenosis. CLINICAL PRESENTATION AND INTERVENTION: A 71-year-old female patient with a history of endotracheal intubation 3 years earlier presented with throat discomfort, gross wheezing and dyspnea. Chest imaging and bronchoscopy demonstrated a strand-like tracheal stenosis in the upper trachea. The IT knife-2 was used to treat the patient and the lesion was palliated without complication. CONCLUSION: This case was successfully treated with the IT knife-2 and thus implies a potential usefulness of the IT knife-2 as a new modality for bronchoscopic intervention.