Stenose tracheale post-intubation

Abstract

Objective : Remind the main post-intubation tracheal stenosis etiopathogenic characteristics, specify the preoperative assessment and discuss the different therapeutic modalities.
Materials and methods : This retrospective study includes 28 cases of scarring tracheal stenosis treated between 1987 and 2003.
Results : They are acquired, secondary to intubation and / or tracheotomy. The results of our study highlight the important role of medical and endoscopic treatment. However, the best treatment of tracheal stenosis remains the surgical treatment based on tracheal resection anastomosis, 89% of good results in our study.
Conclusion : Our results indicate that the endoscopic treatment of post-intubation tracheal stenoses can be considered a safe first-line therapy, leaving the complex and relapsing stenoses, for surgical resection.

Keywords : Tracheal stenosis, tracheal intubation, tracheotomy.