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Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2012; 60(05): 358-359
DOI: 10.1055/s-0031-1293604
DOI: 10.1055/s-0031-1293604
How to Do It
A Special Method of Dilating Tracheal Stenosis Following Tracheostomy
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Publication History
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.
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