title: [Iatrogenic tracheal stenosis following endotracheal intubation: a study of 20 clinical cases].
abstract: The authors report a case review series of 20 patients with tracheal stenosis after prolonged oral or nasotracheal intubation who underwent surgical treatment between 1995 and 1999. Seventeen were male (85%) and three (15%) were female. The age varied between 9 and 68 years (32.8 +/- 14.9 years). The stenotic area of the airway was limited to the trachea, and its length varied between 2 and 5 cm (3.3 +/- 1.2 cm.). All patients were treated surgically with an external approach for reconstruction after stenosis ablation. Follow up was at three and six months after surgery there were: 16 cases with (80%) good results, two (10%) with satisfactory results and two unsatisfactory (10%). We found a statistically significant correlation (Spearman correlation) of 5% level between the period of tracheal intubation and patient's age (R = 0.478, p = 0.033).
authors.affiliation: ORL del Hospital de S. José, Portugal.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Acosta
authors.forename: P Vera
authors.initials: PV
authors.lastname: Cruz
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zagalo
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Santiago
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007049:Iatrogenic Disease; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal / Q000379:methods*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014132:Trachea / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D014135:Tracheal Stenosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery