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A Special Method of Dilating Tracheal Stenosis Following Tracheostomy

Ti Hei Wu
1   Division of Chest Surgery, Department of Surgery, National Defense Medical Center, Tri-Service General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
,
Chih-Ming Hsieh
2   Division of Thoracic Surgery, National Defense Medical Center, Tri-Service General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
,
Hung Chang
2   Division of Thoracic Surgery, National Defense Medical Center, Tri-Service General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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07 May 2011

10 June 2011

Publication Date:
29 December 2011 (online)

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Abstract

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.

Keywords

tracheostomy - tracheal stenosis - dilation
 

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