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Surg. Clin. North Am. · Oct 2010
ReviewThe compromised airway: tumors, strictures, and tracheomalacia.
- Henning A Gaissert and James Burns.
- Division of Thoracic and Laryngeal Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Department of Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA. hgaissert@partners.org
- Surg. Clin. North Am. 2010 Oct 1; 90 (5): 1065-89.
AbstractAirway obstruction caused by intrinsic laryngeal and tracheal disorders requires a systematic diagnostic approach, including a careful bronchoscopic examination. Tumors of the upper airway are most often malignant; except for the larynx, metastatic lesions predominate. Among the inflammatory strictures, intubation injuries remain common in developed countries. Tracheomalacia related to chronic obstructive lung disease causes high-grade, chronic, long-segment airway obstruction. The surgical treatment for each group of these disorders is described.Copyright © 2010 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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