Application of tracheal stomal stent for upper airway obstructions: report of four cases
Journal Title: Current Thoracic Surgery - Year 2018, Vol 3, Issue 1
Abstract
Upper airway obstructions with malignant or benign causes have high mortality and morbidity rates and may lead to sudden respiratory distress. Head-neck tumors, cervical esophagus tumors, longterm intubation, and tracheostomies can lead to airway obstruction. Four cases (one with a long-term intubation tracheomalacia and three with malignant upper airway obstructions) that tracheostomy had been inadequate and performed tracheal stomal stent application were presented with literature. These cases show that tracheal stoma stents are an effective method for providing airway palliation and increasing quality of life.
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Necdet Öz, Metin Çevener, Tülay Dikencik, Murat Yılmaz, Mustafa Özdoğan
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- DOI 10.26663/cts.2018.0005
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