title: Tracheal stenosis after metal stent insertion treated successfully with a T-tube.
abstract: Tracheal stenosis after intubation is a fairly common complication, and treatment of such cases can be difficult. A 52-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital because of severe dyspnea. Seven years previously, she had suffered tracheal stenosis after tracheal intubation and had undergone tracheal resection and placement of a self-expandable metal stent. In this case, tracheal restenosis had occurred and we successfully treated the patient by insertion of a silicone T-tube after tracheotomy. Use of a T-tube is safe and effective for relief of tracheal restenosis after self-expandable metal stent placement.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, National Hospital Organization Himeji Medical Center, Himeji-City, Hyogo, Japan. katccha@ares.eonet.ne.jp
authors.forename: Katsunari
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Matsuoka
authors.forename: Ayumi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kuroda
authors.forename: Angyoung
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kang
authors.forename: Naoko
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Imanishi
authors.forename: Shinjiro
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nagai
authors.forename: Mitsuhiro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ueda
authors.forename: Yoshihiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Miyamoto
mesh_terms: D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation; D008670:Metals; D008875:Middle Aged; D012008:Recurrence; D012086:Reoperation; D015607:Stents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014132:Trachea / Q000601:surgery*; D014135:Tracheal Stenosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D014140:Tracheotomy
chemical_list: D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D008670:Metals