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Int. J. Pediatr. Otorhinolaryngol. · Aug 2004
Case ReportsAdjusting the endotracheal tube tip in management of tracheomalacia in an infant.
- Wen-Jue Soong.
- Children's Medical Center, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Medical School of National Yang-Ming University, Section 2, 201 Shih-Pai Road, Bei-Tau, Taipei 11217, Taiwan, Republic of China. wjsoong@vghtpe.gov.tw
- Int. J. Pediatr. Otorhinolaryngol. 2004 Aug 1; 68 (8): 1105-8.
AbstractTracheomalacia (TM) is an occult central airway problem that may block the endotracheal tube (ETT) tip and cause ventilation risk. Traditional physical examination, chest radiograph, end-tidal CO2 monitoring and blood gas analysis do not easily make the correct diagnosis. Ultra-thin flexible bronchoscopy (FB) is convenient and useful to verify this rare type of ETT obstruction and can also guide the adjustment of the ETT tip to a correct location. We report two TM infants who were successfully diagnosed and managed by FB to correctly reposition the ETT tip.
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