title: [Therapeutic bronchoscopic treatment of postintubation tracheal stenosis: 5 cases].
abstract: Benign airway obstruction is known as curable by therapeutic bronchoscopic methods. Compared by surgical therapies it is comfortable and has no risks for the patients. For five patients who applied our clinic after tracheostomy and endotracheal intubation stenosis we used therapeutic bronchoscopic methods; "laser-stenotic silicon stent". In two patients after vaporization of membranous stricture by Neodimum Yttrium Aliminum Pevroskite Laser (Nd-YAP laser) who were seen posttracheostomy and postentubation; stenotic stent was implanted mechanically and/or by means of baloon dilatation. Membranous stricture area was coagulated by Nd-YAP-laser in other three cases and anatomic airway diameter was achieved mechanically and by baloon dilatation. In the follow up period we applied stenotic silicon stent implantation after second laser resection in whom restenosis observed. In conclusion; patients who had stenotic silicon stent implantation and having no problems in the follow up this therapeutic method is found to be curative.
authors.affiliation: Pulmonary Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Maltepe University, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Yalçin
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Karakoca
authors.forename: Güler
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Karaağaç
authors.forename: Sevinay
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Karakoca
authors.forename: Tülay
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yildiz
authors.forename: Orhan
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Yazanel
authors.forename: Nesrin
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sariman
authors.forename: M Erdem
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Yildiz
authors.forename: Bülent
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Tekinsoy
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D002404:Catheterization; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal / Q000009:adverse effects*; D017075:Laser Coagulation; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014135:Tracheal Stenosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy