A case of subglottic stenosis 130 days after extubation

A Case of Idiopathic Subglottic and Bilateral Bronchial Stenosis.

Subglottic stenosis is rarely idiopathic. In this case report, a 40-year-old female patient presented with subglottic stenosis with an unidentified etiology along with bilateral bronchial stenosis. Hoarseness arose in the last 4 years in this patient, who was undergoing treatment because of asthma for 13 years. Her physical examination revealed the presence of bilateral rhonci. Her tomography a...

Subglottic stenosis in pregnancy.

Subglottic stenosis (SGS) in pregnancy is rare but may cause a potentially life-threatening delivery and is a challenge to the anaesthetist and the obstetrician. Clinical signs of SGS may not be obvious and the diagnosis can be difficult. Patients usually present with shortness of breath rather than stridor. Many patients have been wrongly diagnosed with asthma and recurrent bronchitis before s...

1 TITLE : Subglottic Stenosis

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Diagnosis and management of subglottic stenosis after neonatal ventilation.

Difficult tracheal intubation and post-extubation airway stenosis in an 11-month-old patient with unrecognized subglottic stenosis: a case report

Background Subglottic stenosis can lead to life-threatening difficult tracheal intubation during general anesthesia. We report a case of difficult tracheal intubation in an 11-month-old female who had unrecognized subglottic stenosis. Case presentation The patient was scheduled for elective correction of a right accessory auricle. She was suspected of having first and second branchial arch sy...