Tracheomalacia Secondary to Intubation

Tracheomalacia Secondary to Intubation

Tracheomalacia is generally seen congenitally in children and may rarely occur in adults as acquired. Patients usually present with shortness of breath, chronic cough, and recurrent respiratory tract infections. In most cases, the diagnosis is made incidentally during thoracic imaging. In this study...

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Veröffentlicht in:Indian journal of surgery 2023-06, Vol.85 (3), p.655-656
Hauptverfasser: Ayyildiz, Veysel, Aydin, Yener, Ogul, Hayri
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Airway management
Cardiac Surgery
Case reports
Images in Surgery
Intubation
Medical research
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Medicine, Experimental
Neurosurgery
Pediatric Surgery
Plastic Surgery
Respiratory tract diseases
Surgery
Thoracic Surgery
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Zusammenfassung:Tracheomalacia is generally seen congenitally in children and may rarely occur in adults as acquired. Patients usually present with shortness of breath, chronic cough, and recurrent respiratory tract infections. In most cases, the diagnosis is made incidentally during thoracic imaging. In this study, a 70-year-old female case who developed tracheomalacia after tracheal intubation was presented.
ISSN:0972-2068
0973-9793
DOI:10.1007/s12262-022-03468-3