Post tracheostomy and post intubation tracheal stenosis: Report of 31 cases and review of the literature

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Severe post tracheostomy (PT) and post intubation (PI) tracheal stenosis is an uncommon clinical entity that often requires interventional bronchoscopy before surgery is considered. We present our experience with severe PI and PT ste...

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Main Authors: Riker David R, Lamb Carla R, Gray Anthony W, Gonzalez Anne V, Tabba Maher K, Chroneou Alexandra, Zias Nikolaos, Beamis John F
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2008-09-01
Series:BMC Pulmonary Medicine
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2466/8/18