Trachea and Bronchi - Benign Diseases
Tracheobronchomalacia is a degenerative condition of the central airways that that can result in excessive dynamic airway collapse (EDAC) upon expiration. Clinically, patients present with dyspnea on exertion, exercise intolerance, and/or recurrent pulmonary infections. Tracheobronchoplasty,...
This article shares 15 years’ worth of experience of bronchoscopy. Originally designed for cardiothoracic surgical trainees, others will find it resourceful. In particular, it’s a good reference to have for...
Leanne Harling of Imperial College in London, UK, interviews Martin Elliott of the Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children in London about the establishment of the UK National Tracheal Service...
This written and video case review from Osho and colleagues centers on a 54-year-old woman who suffered smoke inhalation injury as a result of a house fire. Following prolonged intubation,...
Timman and colleagues assessed the functional outcomes of patients who underwent laryngotracheal resection (LTR) and reconstruction for benign laryngotracheal stenosis. Between 1996 and 2017, 119 consecutive patients underwent LTR (n...
This systematic review by Udelsman and colleagues assesses the clinical successes and setbacks of the current methods of airway replacement. Twenty-one studies, focusing primarily on the clinical translation of circumferential...
250 children with tuberculosis causing central airway narrowing were evaluated. 34% needed transthoracic nodal dissection for relief of obstruction, nearely one-third of those as an urgent procedure. Success was more...
The formation of endotracheal casts comprised of inflammatory debris (plastic bronchitis) is a rare but life-threatening complication of the Fontan procedure. This summary of 14 pts so affected demonstrated a...
For those of you anticipating the need to perform an emergency cricothyroidotomy outside of a medical setting, this article will guide you to the best pen to use for this...



