Tracheal Stenosis after Tracheostomy Treated Successfully with Papillotome Electrocautery.
- Author:
Sun Hee OH
1
;
Seong Ju LEE
;
Dae Sung KIM
;
Moon Jun NA
;
Eugene CHOI
;
Sun Jung KWON
;
Hyun Min CHO
;
Ji Woong SON
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords: Bronchoscopy; Electrocoagulation; Tracheal Stenosis
- MeSH: Bronchoscopy; Constriction, Pathologic; Dyspnea; Electrocoagulation; Female; Humans; Thorax; Trachea; Tracheal Stenosis; Tracheostomy
- From:Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases 2013;75(2):79-82
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: A 39-year-old woman presented with symptoms of dyspnea. Ten years previously, she had received a tracheostomy because of the decision to not continue taking an anticonvulsant drug. Presently, chest computed tomography showed diffuse stenosis and focal web at the cervical trachea. We performed bronchoscopy and found a two-thirds reduction of the upper trachea due to the web-like fibrotic stenosis. Papillotome electrocautery removed the stenotic lesion. Endobronchial electrocautery is a valuable tool with potential for therapy of an endobronchial obstructing airway lesion. We report this case to introduce the successful treatment with papillotome electrocautery.
