title: Severe tracheal compression as a late complication of plombage.
abstract: Prior to the antituberculous drugs era, plombage was commonly performed for the management of pulmonary tuberculosis. However, this procedure has been associated with a variety of early and late complications depending on the technique as well as the material used. We report a rare case of severe tracheal compression as a late complication of plombage and a review of the literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardio-thoracic Surgery, Bristol Royal Infirmary, Bristol BS2 8HW, UK.
authors.forename: Pradeep
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Narayan
authors.forename: Aftab
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yunus
authors.forename: John A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Morgan
authors.forename: Raimondo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ascione
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011031:Pneumothorax, Artificial / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011859:Radiography; D014135:Tracheal Stenosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000601:surgery*