title: Tracheal Resection for Symptomatic Tracheal Stenosis During Pregnancy.
abstract: A 31-year-old multipara was diagnosed with tracheal stenosis that developed after intubation after an intentional benzodiazepine overdose in the first trimester of pregnancy. Tracheal dilations only temporarily improved her dyspnea at rest. A definitive repair by tracheal resection and reconstruction was performed at 28 weeks' gestation. Her symptoms resolved, and she delivered vaginally at 36 weeks' gestation after spontaneous labor.
authors.affiliation: Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts. Electronic address: mnaqvi@partners.org.
authors.forename: Mariam
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Naqvi
authors.affiliation: Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: Ashok
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Muniappan
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: Vicki
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Modest
authors.affiliation: Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: Douglas J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Mathisen
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: Manokanth
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Madapu
authors.affiliation: Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: Allison
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bryant
authors.affiliation: Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: Anjali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kaimal
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001569:Benzodiazepines / Q000506:poisoning*; D001999:Bronchoscopy / Q000379:methods; D062787:Drug Overdose / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D011261:Pregnancy Trimester, First; D012121:Respiration, Artificial; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D014135:Tracheal Stenosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D001569:Benzodiazepines