Tracheal metallic hybrid stent removal via tracheostomy: an unconventional approach.


Journal

BMJ case reports
ISSN: 1757-790X
Titre abrégé: BMJ Case Rep
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101526291

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
28 May 2024
Historique:
medline: 29 5 2024
pubmed: 29 5 2024
entrez: 28 5 2024
Statut: epublish

Résumé

Increasing use of tracheal expandable metallic hybrid stents will lead to common encounters with these devices in emergency airway management. The presence of these stents qualifies any patient as a challenge when an emergency tracheostomy is needed. We report an unorthodox technique of tracheostomy with concomitant removal of tracheal stent, without any major complications. Although the combined approach with bronchoscopy and tracheostomy has been reported in similar cases, we present a safe procedure when rigid bronchoscopy is not available.

Identifiants

pubmed: 38806399
pii: 17/5/e258861
doi: 10.1136/bcr-2023-258861
pii:
doi:

Types de publication

Case Reports Journal Article

Langues

eng

Sous-ensembles de citation

IM

Informations de copyright

© BMJ Publishing Group Limited 2024. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ.

Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts

Competing interests: None declared.

Auteurs

André Carção (A)

Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Hospital Pedro Hispano, Matosinhos, Portugal andre.carcao92@gmail.com.
Unidade Local de Saúde de Matosinhos, Matosinhos, Portugal.
Surgery Department, Hospital Pedro Hispano, Matosinhos, Portugal.

Diogo Cunha-Cabral (D)

Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Hospital Pedro Hispano, Matosinhos, Portugal.
Unidade Local de Saúde de Matosinhos, Matosinhos, Portugal.
Surgery Department, Hospital Pedro Hispano, Matosinhos, Portugal.
Anatomy, Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Medicina, Porto, Portugal.

Marta Neves (M)

Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Hospital Pedro Hispano, Matosinhos, Portugal.
Unidade Local de Saúde de Matosinhos, Matosinhos, Portugal.
Surgery Department, Hospital Pedro Hispano, Matosinhos, Portugal.

Gustavo Lopes (G)

Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Hospital Pedro Hispano, Matosinhos, Portugal.
Unidade Local de Saúde de Matosinhos, Matosinhos, Portugal.
Surgery Department, Hospital Pedro Hispano, Matosinhos, Portugal.

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