title: Use of the intra-aortic balloon pump for dilatation of benign tracheobronchial strictures.
abstract: Tracheobronchial benign stenoses may cause life-threatening emergencies. Here, we will describe a novel technique for the management of tracheal and bronchial stenoses using an intra-aortic balloon pump. The intra-aortic balloon pump was used for dilatation of a postoperative tracheal stricture in a 43-year-old man and a bronchial stricture in a 29-year-old woman with Wegener's granulematosis. There were no intraoperative or postoperative complications in either patient, and the stenosis was relieved successfully in each patient. The intra-aortic balloon pump can be used safely and effectively for the management of difficult tracheobronchial strictures.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Glenfield Hospital, Leicester, UK. mahmoud.loubani@ntlworld.com
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Loubani
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Machin
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shawkat
authors.forename: J N
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Leverment
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001980:Bronchi / Q000473:pathology*; D002404:Catheterization; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007423:Intra-Aortic Balloon Pumping / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D014135:Tracheal Stenosis / Q000628:therapy*