Open AccessSurgical intervention is safe, feasible, and effective in tubercular tracheobronchial stenosis
Author(s) -
Mohan Venkatesh Pulle,
Belal Bin Asaf,
Harsh Vardhan Puri,
Sukhram Bishnoi,
Arvind Kumar
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
lung india
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.457
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 0974-598X
pISSN - 0970-2113
DOI - 10.4103/lungindia.lungindia_343_20
Subject(s) - medicine , surgery , perioperative , univariate analysis , stenosis , pneumonectomy , retrospective cohort study , complication , atelectasis , multivariate analysis , lung , radiology
Posttubercular tracheobronchial stenosis is a troublesome sequela of tracheobronchial tuberculosis. Surgical resection is the treatment of choice when repeated bronchoscopic dilatations fail. Herein, we aim to present our surgical experience in the management of this problem and also to evaluate factors affecting the surgical outcomes.