title: Post-intubation long-segment tracheal stenosis of the posterior wall: a case report and review of the literature.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: University Department of Anesthesiology, Resuscitation and Intensive Care, Sveti Duh General Hospital, Sveti Duh 64, Zagreb, Croatia. tihomir.adam@zg.htnet.hr
authors.forename: Visnja
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Nesek-Adam
authors.forename: Viviana
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Mrsić
authors.forename: Dagmar
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Oberhofer
authors.forename: Elvira
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Grizelj-Stojcić
authors.forename: Dragutin
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kosuta
authors.forename: Zarko
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Rasić
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014135:Tracheal Stenosis / Q000209:etiology*
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