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KMID : 0383820130750020079
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Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
2013 Volume.75 No. 2 p.79 ~ p.82
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Tracheal Stenosis after Tracheostomy Treated Successfully with Papillotome Electrocautery
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Oh Sun-Hee
Lee Seong-Ju
Kim Dae-Sung
Na Moon-Jun
Choi Eu-Gene
Kwon Sun-Jung
Cho Hyun-Min
Son Ji-Woong
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Abstract
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A 39-year-old woman presented with symptoms of dyspnea. Ten years previously, she had received a tracheostomy because of the decision to not continue taking an anticonvulsant drug. Presently, chest computed tomography showed diffuse stenosis and focal web at the cervical trachea. We performed bronchoscopy and found a two-thirds reduction of the upper trachea due to the web-like fibrotic stenosis. Papillotome electrocautery removed the stenotic lesion. Endobronchial electrocautery is a valuable tool with potential for therapy of an endobronchial obstructing airway lesion. We report this case to introduce the successful treatment with papillotome electrocautery.
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KEYWORD
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Bronchoscopy, Electrocoagulation, Tracheal Stenosis
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