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ArticleLung India : official organ of Indian Chest Society

Use of dedicated optical tracheal dilator for postintubation tracheal stenosis: First report from India.

Ajmal Khan, Alok Nath, Loveleen Mangla, Mekhala Paul, Zafar Neyaz

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Article in Lung India : official organ of Indian Chest Society. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Ajmal KhanDepartment of Pulmonary Medicine, SGPGIMS, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Alok NathDepartment of Pulmonary Medicine, SGPGIMS, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Loveleen ManglaDepartment of Pulmonary Medicine, SGPGIMS, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Mekhala PaulDepartment of Anesthesiology, SGPGIMS, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Zafar NeyazDepartment of Radiodiagnosis, SGPGIMS, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences · IN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Postintubation tracheal stenosis is preventable yet commonly occurring clinical condition. Early in the disease, nonspecific symptoms may predominate but once the stenosis reaches a critical stage life-threatening respiratory compromise may ensue. Bronchoscopic interventions are an invaluable tool in the management both as a primary treatment and as an interim procedure before the surgery. Optical dilatational tracheoscopy is a safe and minimally invasive procedure in the treatment of benign tracheal stenosis. Involvement of multidisciplinary team early in the treatment planning gives the best possible results.

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Central airway obstructioninterventional pulmonologyoptical dilatational tracheoscopysurgical resectiontracheal stenosis

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PMID30168462
PMCPMC6120308
OpenAlexW2889138765

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