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Surgical management of benign tracheal stenosis in Basrah
Muayyad M Almudhafer1, Fouzi A A Ai-Hassani1, Abdul-Khalik Z Benyan1
1Basra Teaching Hospital, Basra, Iraq.
Background:
Tracheal stenosis is more frequent as a result of wide-spread use of endotracheal intubation and tracheostomy. Resection and tracheal reconstruction remain the treatment of choice in benign tracheal stenosis.
Objectives:
To report our experience in Basra and to identify the result of anastomosis after tracheal resection and management of those patients preoperatively and postoperatively.
Methodology:
A descriptive study of sixteen patients (aged 11-28 years, 10 male and 6 female) with tracheal stenosis who underwent tracheal resection and reconstruction in Basrah thoracic unit (Basra teaching hospital) from January 2008 to January 2011.
Results:
The result was excellent in 62.5%, good in 25%, and satisfactory in 12.5%. Postoperative complication occurred in 25% and treated successfully with no mortality. Follow-up was every 3 months for an average of 3.6 years.
Conclusion:
Resection and tracheal reconstruction is the treatment of choice in benign tracheal stenosis and achieved excellent results in management of the patients.
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