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Incorporated home‐made long endotracheal tube: A useful option for treating mucus plugging following silicone stenting
Author(s) -
CHAO YinKai,
LIU YunHen,
HSIEH MingJu,
KO PoJen,
LIU HuiPing
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
respirology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.857
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1440-1843
pISSN - 1323-7799
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2007.01126.x
Subject(s) - medicine , airway , silicone , sputum , airway obstruction , endotracheal tube , mucus , surgery , stent , tracheal stenosis , stenosis , anesthesia , intubation , radiology , pathology , tuberculosis , ecology , chemistry , organic chemistry , biology
Stenting is an effective method of treating airway stenosis. However, airway obstruction due to mucus plugging is problematic. Treatment of this has mainly been conservative. This report describes a patient with complicated tracheal stenosis treated with silicone hood stent, who experienced repeated episodes of airway obstruction due to sputum accumulation. A novel method of sputum clearance and self‐care, using a long endotracheal tube within the silicone stent, is described. This procedure resulted in a stable and patent airway, and the patient was discharged smoothly after the procedure. No further respiratory symptom occurred during the follow‐up period.