Bronchoscopic evaluation of the trachea and dilation of the trachea.
Flexible and rigid bronchoscopy are the thoracic surgeon's stethoscope. These tools are vital to evaluating, diagnosing, and treating a tracheobronchial pathologic condition. Airway dilation, used appropriately and selectively, is an effective method of treating various tracheal pathologic conditions.
Liberman
Moishe
M
Division of Thoracic Surgery, Centre Hospitalier de l'Universite de Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D000758:Anesthesia / Q000379:methods; D001999:Bronchoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D002404:Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D014132:Trachea / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000473:pathology; D014133:Tracheal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D055090:Tracheomalacia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy