Complete subglottic tracheal stenosis managed with rigid bronchoscopy and T-tube placement

Complete subglottic tracheal stenosis managed with rigid bronchoscopy and T-tube placement

Surgery is the preferred treatment modality for benign tracheal stenosis. Interventional bronchoscopy is used as a bridge to surgery or in instances when surgery is not feasible or has failed. Stenosis in the subglottic trachea is particularly a treatment challenge, in view of its proximity to the v...

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Main Authors: Kuruswamy Thurai Prasad, Sahajal Dhooria, Inderpaul Singh Sehgal, Ashutosh Nath Aggarwal, Ritesh Agarwal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2016-01-01
Series:Lung India
Subjects:
Airway stent
central airway obstruction
interventional pulmonology
rigid bronchoscopy
tracheal stenosis
Online Access:http://www.lungindia.com/article.asp?issn=0970-2113;year=2016;volume=33;issue=6;spage=661;epage=663;aulast=Prasad

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