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[Circular tracheal resection for cicatrical stenosis and functioning tracheostomy].

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Area of Science:

  • Thoracic surgery
  • Pulmonology
  • Critical care medicine

Background:

  • Cicatricial stenosis of the trachea can necessitate surgical intervention.
  • Tracheostomy is often a prerequisite for managing tracheal stenosis.
  • The impact of tracheostomy on tracheal resection outcomes requires detailed analysis.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the results of tracheal resection for cicatricial stenosis.
  • To compare outcomes between patients with and without a pre-existing tracheostomy.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of 1128 patients with tracheal cicatricial stenosis treated between 1963 and 2015.
  • Comparison of outcomes in two groups: 1963-2000 (297 patients) and 2001-2015 (831 patients).
  • Stratification of patients based on the presence and duration of tracheostomy.

Main Results:

  • Tracheal resection with anastomosis is increasingly performed.
  • Overall mortality after tracheal resection was 0.6%, with slightly higher rates in patients with tracheostomy (0.9% vs. 0.5%).
  • Postoperative complications were twice as common in patients with tracheostomy (20%) compared to those without (11.8%).

Conclusions:

  • Tracheal resection is an effective treatment for cicatricial stenosis, achieving an 89.8% convalescence rate.
  • While mortality is similar, the increased complication rate in tracheostomy patients underscores the importance of complication prevention.
  • Optimizing the management of tracheostomies and preventing postoperative complications are key to improving long-term results.