Tracheal stenosis after metal stent insertion treated successfully with a T-tube.

Abstract

Tracheal stenosis after intubation is a fairly common complication, and treatment of such cases can be difficult. A 52-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital because of severe dyspnea. Seven years previously, she had suffered tracheal stenosis after tracheal intubation and had undergone tracheal resection and placement of a self-expandable metal stent. In this case, tracheal restenosis had occurred and we successfully treated the patient by insertion of a silicone T-tube after tracheotomy. Use of a T-tube is safe and effective for relief of tracheal restenosis after self-expandable metal stent placement.

• Authors: Katsunari Matsuoka, Ayumi Kuroda, Angyoung Kang, Naoko Imanishi, Shinjiro Nagai, Mitsuhiro Ueda, Yoshihiro Miyamoto
• Journal: The Annals of thoracic surgery (Ann Thorac Surg) Vol. 93 Issue 4 Pg. 1291-2 (Apr 2012) ISSN: 1552-6259 [Electronic] Netherlands
• PMID: 22450078 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
• Copyright: Copyright © 2012 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Chemical References

• Biocompatible Materials
• Metals

Topics

• Biocompatible Materials
• Female
• Humans
• Intubation, Intratracheal (adverse effects, instrumentation)
• Metals
• Middle Aged
• Recurrence
• Reoperation
• Stents (adverse effects)
• Trachea (surgery)
• Tracheal Stenosis (etiology, surgery)
• Tracheotomy