Bronchoscopic balloon dilatation in the combined management of postintubation stenosis of the trachea in adults.
Chest
; 112(4): 1136-40, 1997 Oct.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-9377935
ABSTRACT
Bronchoscopic balloon dilatation (BBD) using angioplasty balloon catheters has been employed successfully in the treatment of tracheobronchial stenoses in children and has worked with variable success in adults with bronchial stenosis. In adults with tracheal stenosis, BBD only has been reported anecdotally. In this study, experience with BBD using a valvuloplasty balloon catheter in the combined treatment (with Nd-YAG laser photoresection and stenting) of severe benign postintubation tracheal stenoses in three adults is delineated. BBD was particularly successful in establishing tracheal patency when laser photoresection was contraindicated or was too dangerous; BBD allowed easy insertion of tracheal stents and the "opening" of folded silicone stents. BBD is a simple, inexpensive, safe, and efficient adjunct in the combined treatment of severe postintubation rigid tracheal stenosis in selected adults.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Estenose Traqueal
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Broncoscopia
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Cateterismo
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Intubação Intratraqueal
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Chest
Ano de publicação:
1997
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Bélgica