Use of dedicated optical tracheal dilator for postintubation tracheal stenosis: First report from India

• Main Authors: Ajmal Khan, Alok Nath, Loveleen Mangla, Mekhala Paul, Zafar Neyaz
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2018-01-01
• Series: Lung India
• Subjects: Central airway obstruction; interventional pulmonology; optical dilatational tracheoscopy; surgical resection; tracheal stenosis
• Online Access: http://www.lungindia.com/article.asp?issn=0970-2113;year=2018;volume=35;issue=5;spage=417;epage=420;aulast=Khan
• ISSN: 0970-2113; 0974-598X

Postintubation tracheal stenosis is preventable yet commonly occurring clinical condition. Early in the disease, nonspecific symptoms may predominate but once the stenosis reaches a critical stage life-threatening respiratory compromise may ensue. Bronchoscopic interventions are an invaluable tool in the management both as a primary treatment and as an interim procedure before the surgery. Optical dilatational tracheoscopy is a safe and minimally invasive procedure in the treatment of benign tracheal stenosis. Involvement of multidisciplinary team early in the treatment planning gives the best possible results.