Abstrakt
Tracheal stenosis represents a serious complication of tracheostomy or of endotracheal intubation. The objective of this article was to evaluate the results of resective therapy of patients with tracheal stenosis.
Methods: In 41 patients treated by tracheal resection for tracheal stenosis the diagnosis was established by bronchoscopy, tracheal tomografy or CT. The following parameters were evaluated: the reasons for artificial pulmonary ventilation, basic parameters of stenosis (site of stenosis, length, diameter), the relationship between the duration of cannulation and asymptornatic interval, and postoperative complications