Palliation of Postintubation Tracheal Stenosis Using Insulation-Tipped Diathermic Knife 2: A Case Report
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Palliation of Postintubation Tracheal Stenosis Using Insulation-Tipped Diathermic Knife 2: A Case Report
OBJECTIVE To report the first case of using the insulation-tipped diathermic knife 2 (IT knife-2) for the treatment of postintubation tracheal stenosis. CLINICAL PRESENTATION AND INTERVENTION A 71-year-old female patient with a history of endotracheal intubation 3 years earlier presented with throat discomfort, gross wheezing and dyspnea. Chest imaging and bronchoscopy demonstrated a strand-l...
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عنوان ژورنال: Medical Principles and Practice
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1011-7571,1423-0151
DOI: 10.1159/000441172