TY - JOUR
T1 - Tracheal stenosis due to relapsing polychondritis managed for 16 years with a silicon T-tube covering the entire trachea
AU - Nakayama, Takashi
AU - Horinouchi, Hirohisa
AU - Asakura, Keisuke
AU - Ohtsuka, Takashi
AU - Izumi, Yotaro
AU - Kono, Mitsutomo
AU - Nomori, Hiroaki
PY - 2011/9/1
Y1 - 2011/9/1
N2 - We report the case of a 35-year-old man with tracheal stenosis caused by relapsing polychondritis. The disease began at age 17, and he underwent steroid therapy and tracheostomy. After 2 years, owing to inflammation and fibrosis, a T-tube was inserted from the glottis to the tracheal bifurcation. Besides hospitalization for mild pneumonia, the patient was able to lead a normal sedentary life with satisfactory communication. T-tubes are an effective and low-risk treatment measure for preserving airway function in patients with tracheal stenosis due to polychondritis. In this report we discuss the advantages and disadvantages of different stents in treating relapsing polychondritis.
AB - We report the case of a 35-year-old man with tracheal stenosis caused by relapsing polychondritis. The disease began at age 17, and he underwent steroid therapy and tracheostomy. After 2 years, owing to inflammation and fibrosis, a T-tube was inserted from the glottis to the tracheal bifurcation. Besides hospitalization for mild pneumonia, the patient was able to lead a normal sedentary life with satisfactory communication. T-tubes are an effective and low-risk treatment measure for preserving airway function in patients with tracheal stenosis due to polychondritis. In this report we discuss the advantages and disadvantages of different stents in treating relapsing polychondritis.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2011.03.049
DO - 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2011.03.049
M3 - Article
C2 - 21871319
AN - SCOPUS:80052785814
VL - 92
SP - 1126
EP - 1128
JO - Annals of Thoracic Surgery
JF - Annals of Thoracic Surgery
SN - 0003-4975
IS - 3
ER -