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An approach to tracheostomy in a patient with an expandable metallic tracheal stent

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 March 2006

Brendan P Madden  and
Abhijat Sheth
Brendan P Madden
Affiliation:
Cardiothoracic Unit, St George’s Hospital, London, UK.
Abhijat Sheth
Affiliation:
Cardiothoracic Unit, St George’s Hospital, London, UK.
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Abstract

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With increasing use of expandable metallic stents to manage patients with a variety of endobronchial pathologies, some will have a subsequent need for tracheostomy insertion. We describe a successful technique to insert a tracheostomy using rigid and fibre-optic bronchoscopy in a patient who had an 8 cm expandable metallic tracheal stent deployed previously on account of tracheomalacia.

Keywords

TracheaStentTracheostomySurgical Procedure
Type
Brief Report
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 119 , Issue 9 , September 2005 , pp. 731 - 732
Copyright
© 2005 Royal Society of Medicine Press