Paediatric anaesthesia
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Paediatric anaesthesia · Oct 2002
Case ReportsPostintubation tracheal stenosis in an 11-year-old boy: a surgical and anaesthetic challenge.
We present a case of postintubation tracheal stenosis in an 11-year-old boy occurring after a relatively short period of intubation. He had been intubated and ventilated in a paediatric intensive care unit after a road traffic accident. ⋯ Consequently, he underwent an initial period of conservative treatment consisting of balloon dilatation and intralesional injection of steroids, followed by a tracheal resection and reconstruction. The anaesthetic management of patients with tracheal stenosis presenting for laryngo-tracheobronchoscopy and balloon dilatation is discussed.