Use of dedicated optical tracheal dilator for postintubation tracheal stenosis: First report from India

Use of dedicated optical tracheal dilator for postintubation tracheal stenosis: First report from India

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Postintubation tracheal stenosis is preventable yet commonly occurring clinical condition.Early in the disease, nonspecific symptoms may predominate but once the stenosis reaches a critical cucharas reservoir stage life-threatening respiratory compromise may ensue.Bronchoscopic interventions are an invaluable tool in the management both as a primary treatment and as an interim procedure before the surgery.

Optical dilatational tracheoscopy is a safe and minimally invasive procedure in the treatment of benign tracheal stenosis.Involvement of multidisciplinary team early in the treatment planning gives cushcraft ar-10 the best possible results.