Open AccessTracheal granuloma 7 years after extubation
Author(s) -
Nakashima Kazuhisa,
Naito Tateaki,
Endo Masahiro,
Nakajima Takashi,
Takahashi Toshiaki
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
respirology case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.304
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2051-3380
DOI - 10.1002/rcr2.252
Subject(s) - medicine , granuloma , surgery , bronchoscopy , intubation , tracheal stenosis , granulation tissue , polypectomy , stenosis , radiology , airway , colonoscopy , pathology , colorectal cancer , wound healing , cancer
Key message Tracheal granuloma can cause severe stenosis long after extubation. When a patient with a history of endobronchial intubation has an intratracheal tumour, we should consider the possibility of this condition.