Postintubation tracheal stenosis

H C Grillo; D M Donahue

Postintubation tracheal stenosis

Chest Surg Clin N Am. 1996 Nov;6(4):725-31.

Authors

H C Grillo¹, D M Donahue

Affiliation

¹ Thoracic Surgical Unit, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

PMID: 8934004

Abstract

Resection and reconstruction are the treatments of choice for postintubation tracheal stenosis, attested to by 94% good or satisfactory results in over 500 patients. Accurate diagnosis, appropriate patient selection, and experienced and precise surgical care are important in these treatments.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Clinical Trials as Topic
Humans
Intubation, Intratracheal / adverse effects*
Postoperative Complications
Surgical Procedures, Operative / methods
Thoracic Surgery / methods
Trachea / surgery*
Tracheal Stenosis / diagnosis
Tracheal Stenosis / etiology*
Tracheal Stenosis / surgery*