[Zasshi] [Journal]. Nihon Kyōbu Geka Gakkai
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Nihon Kyobu Geka Gakkai Zasshi · Jul 1990
Case Reports[A two-year-old child with tracheal stenosis due to tracheostomy treated by end-to-end anastomosis of the trachea].
Successful operation performed on a 2-year-old boy with tracheal stenosis due to long-term intubation was reported. He was admitted to our department 1 year after a neurosurgical operation. Endoscopically, destruction of cartilage rings was observed just above the site of tracheostomy, and the tracheal wall was collapsed without a help of tracheal tube. ⋯ During the operation, the patient was uniformly ventilated by tracheal tube through nasal intubation. After the operation, tracheal intubation was continued for 7 days, and anterior fixation of neck for 8 days. The postoperative course was uneventful and the patient remains asymptomatic 8 months after operation.