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Design of a Biocompatible Drug-Eluting Tracheal Stent in Mice with Laryngotracheal Stenosis
Published on: January 21, 2020
Incorporated home-made long endotracheal tube: a useful option for treating mucus plugging following silicone
Yin-Kai Chao1, Yun-Hen Liu, Ming-Ju Hsieh
1Division of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taiwan [corrected]
Abstract:
Stenting is an effective method of treating airway stenosis. However, airway obstruction due to mucus plugging is problematic. Treatment of this has mainly been conservative. This report describes a patient with complicated tracheal stenosis treated with silicone hood stent, who experienced repeated episodes of airway obstruction due to sputum accumulation. A novel method of sputum clearance and self-care, using a long endotracheal tube within the silicone stent, is described. This procedure resulted in a stable and patent airway, and the patient was discharged smoothly after the procedure. No further respiratory symptom occurred during the follow-up period.
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