Tracheal metallic hybrid stent removal via tracheostomy: an unconventional approach.
BMJ Case Rep
; 17(5)2024 May 28.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-38806399
ABSTRACT
Increasing use of tracheal expandable metallic hybrid stents will lead to common encounters with these devices in emergency airway management. The presence of these stents qualifies any patient as a challenge when an emergency tracheostomy is needed. We report an unorthodox technique of tracheostomy with concomitant removal of tracheal stent, without any major complications. Although the combined approach with bronchoscopy and tracheostomy has been reported in similar cases, we present a safe procedure when rigid bronchoscopy is not available.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Bronchoscopy
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Tracheostomy
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Device Removal
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
En
Journal:
BMJ Case Rep
Year:
2024
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Portugal