A special method of dilating tracheal stenosis following tracheostomy.
Several methods can be used to manage tracheal stenosis. For patients unfit for surgery, frequent dilatation with stent placement is the most common treatment. We here describe a simple and effective method using Bakes common bile duct dilators to dilate a tracheal stenosis in a patient with a tracheostomy.
Division of Chest Surgery, Department of Surgery, National Defense Medical Center, Tri-Service General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
Ti Hei
TH
Wu
Chih-Ming
CM
Hsieh
Hung
H
Chang
D000368:Aged; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D004106:Dilatation / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005336:Fiber Optic Technology; D006801:Humans; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal; D014135:Tracheal Stenosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D014139:Tracheostomy / Q000009:adverse effects*