POSTDIPHTHERITIC STENOSIS OF THE LARYNX (RETAINED INTUBATION INSTRUMENTS AND RETAINED TRACHEAL CANULÆ)
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Post intubation tracheal stenosis
Tracheal stenosis following prolonged intubation is a relatively rare but a serious problem. However, some degree of airway injury is common following intubation, no matter whether it is prolonged or of short duration. Here, we are reporting a fifty six year old male patient who developed multiple web like tracheal stenosis following intubation with high volume low pressure cuff endotracheal tu...
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عنوان ژورنال: Annals of Surgery
سال: 1900
ISSN: 0003-4932
DOI: 10.1097/00000658-190001000-00061