Fiberoptic-Guided Blue Rhino Dilator-Assisted Dilation of Postintubation Tracheal Stenosis: A Case Report About a Novel Technique.

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Fiberoptic-Guided Blue Rhino Dilator-Assisted Dilation of Postintubation Tracheal Stenosis: A Case Report About a Novel Technique.

A A Case Rep. 2017 Mar 15;8(6):136-138

Authors: Gupta N, Sahoo P, Madan K, Bharti SJ

Abstract
Posttracheostomy tracheal stenosis is a rare complication of prolonged tracheal intubation. Treatment modalities that may be used include surgical resection and anastomosis, endoscopic tracheal dilation, laser resection, and tracheal stenting. We describe a novel salvage modality for dilation of a symptomatic tracheal stenosis using a percutaneous tracheostomy dilator wherein rigid bronchoscopic dilation was not feasible and balloon tracheal dilation had failed.

PMID: 28181947 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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