Post-intubation long-segment tracheal stenosis of the posterior wall: a case report and review of the literature.
Tracheal stenosis, a well-known complication of endotracheal intubation and artificial ventilation, is most likely to occur in critically ill patients requiring prolonged mechanical ventilation. Although a rare complication, and despite technological improvements and better patient care in intensive care units, tracheal stenosis still constitutes a serious clinical problem which can also develop after a short period of mechanical ventilation. In this article, we present a very rare case report of a patient who developed a long-segment tracheal stenosis localized at the posterior wall after a relatively short period of endotracheal intubation with a high-volume, low-pressure cuffed endotracheal tube, and a review of the literature.
Nesek-Adam
Visnja
V
University Department of Anesthesiology, Resuscitation and Intensive Care, Sveti Duh General Hospital, Sveti Duh 64, Zagreb, Croatia. tihomir.adam@zg.htnet.hr
Mrsić
Viviana
V
Oberhofer
Dagmar
D
Grizelj-Stojcić
Elvira
E
Kosuta
Dragutin
D
Rasić
Zarko
Z
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014135:Tracheal Stenosis / Q000209:etiology*
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