Deep tracheal laceration after balloon dilation for benign tracheobronchial stenosis: case reports of two patients.

Abstract

We report two cases of deep tracheal laceration in female patients after balloon dilation for benign tracheobronchial stenosis.

Immediate post-procedure bronchoscopy and CT including 3D reconstructions showed deep lacerations in the posterior tracheal wall. Clinically, the patients' dyspnoea subsided and there has been no recurrence during follow-up after balloon dilation.

On the follow-up 3D-reconstructed CT scans obtained 2 months and 8 months following balloon dilation, respectively, the lacerations had healed completely and there was considerable improvement in lumen size.

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Subjects

• Adult
• Balloon Dilatation
• Bronchial Diseases
• Bronchoscopy
• Constriction, Pathologic
• Female
• Humans
• Lacerations
• Tomography, X-Ray Computed
• Trachea
• Tracheal Stenosis

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Authors

• J H Kim
• Y H Kim
• J H Shin
• D J Sung
• T S Shim
• S B Cho
• Y-M OH
• K B Chung
• H-Y Song
• S H Cha
• H S Park
• J W Um

Publication date

2006-05-22

Journal

Journal topics

• Radiology

Language

Eng.

Copyright

The British journal of radiology

Department of Radiology, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul.

Release reference

Br J Radiol. 2006 Jun;79(942):529-35

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