title: Tracheal resection with end-to-end anastomosis for isolated postintubation cervical trachea stenosis: long-term results.
abstract: A 20-year experience with end-to-end tracheal resection and anastomosis for isolated postintubation stenosis of the cervical trachea, in a consecutive series of 32 adult patients, has been reviewed. Surgical death was never encountered. The overall incidences for superficial wound infection, pneumonia, and inferior left laryngeal nerve paralysis were 6.2%, 3.1%, and 3.1%, respectively. One-, 3- and 5-year actuarial anastomosis success rates were 96.7%, 93.3%, and 93.3%, respectively. Successful revision tracheal end-to-end anastomosis was performed once, resulting in an overall 96.9% success rate in our series. None of the following variables-sex, age, cause for intubation, intubation type (laryngotracheal and/or tracheotomy) and duration, delay from initial injury, presence of an open stoma, number of tracheal rings resected, and type of sutures used-were statistically related to the anastomosis success rate or the incidence of complications.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology-head and Neck Surgery, Laënnec Hospital, University Paris V, France.
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Laccourreye
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Naudo
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Brasnu
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Jouffre
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Cauchois
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Laccourreye
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal / Q000009:adverse effects*; D015993:Life Tables; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013997:Time Factors; D014132:Trachea / Q000601:surgery*; D014135:Tracheal Stenosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome