Videothoracoscopic tracheal resection and reconstruction in postintubation tracheal stenosis: case report

Semih Erduhan; Celal Bugra Sezen; Gamze Tanrıkulu; Yasar Sönmezoglu; Volkan Erdogu; Muzaffer Metin

doi:10.26663/cts.2022.027

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Videothoracoscopic tracheal resection and reconstruction in postintubation tracheal stenosis: case report

Semih Erduhan¹,Celal Bugra Sezen¹,Gamze Tanrıkulu¹,Yasar Sönmezoglu¹,Volkan Erdogu¹,Muzaffer Metin¹

Current Thoracic Surgery 2022;7(3):163-166. (8 December 2022)

¹Department of Thoracic Surgery, Health Sciences University, Yedikule Chest Diseases and Thoracic Surgery Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey

DOI : 10.26663/cts.2022.027

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Bronchoscopy of a 58-year-old female patient who complained of dyspnea after prolonged intubation revealed stenosis of approximately 2 cm in length at a distance of 2 cm from the carina. Upon that, the patient underwent tracheal resection and reconstruction with VATS using 3 ports. Operations can be performed safely through minimally invasive surgical approaches for tracheal stenoses at the thoracic level.

Keywords : video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery, post-intubation tracheal stenosis, tracheal resection, minimally invasive surgery, tracheal surgery