Tracheal stenting of iatrogenic tracheal injury: a novel management approach.
We report the case of a patient who had an intubation-related tracheal injury who we treated by deployment of a covered tracheal stent. This approach may be preferable to other alternatives in patients with a prohibitive risk of mortality with surgical repair or in an injury with sequelae not suitable for conservative management.
Yopp
Adam C
AC
Department of Surgery, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York 11219, USA. ayopp@hotmail.com
Eckstein
Jeremy G
JG
Savel
Richard H
RH
Abrol
Sunil
S
D000368:Aged; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007049:Iatrogenic Disease; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012421:Rupture; D015607:Stents; D014132:Trachea / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery*; D014133:Tracheal Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*