title: Deep tracheal laceration after balloon dilation for benign tracheobronchial stenosis: case reports of two patients.
abstract: We report two cases of deep tracheal laceration in female patients after balloon dilation for benign tracheobronchial stenosis. Immediate post-procedure bronchoscopy and CT including 3D reconstructions showed deep lacerations in the posterior tracheal wall. Clinically, the patients' dyspnoea subsided and there has been no recurrence during follow-up after balloon dilation. On the follow-up 3D-reconstructed CT scans obtained 2 months and 8 months following balloon dilation, respectively, the lacerations had healed completely and there was considerable improvement in lumen size.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul.
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Y H
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Shin
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Sung
authors.forename: T S
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Shim
authors.forename: S B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.forename: Y-M
authors.initials: YM
authors.lastname: OH
authors.forename: K B
authors.initials: KB
authors.lastname: Chung
authors.forename: H-Y
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Song
authors.forename: S H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Cha
authors.forename: H S
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Um
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001982:Bronchial Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D002404:Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D022125:Lacerations / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014132:Trachea / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries*; D014135:Tracheal Stenosis / Q000628:therapy*