Failed tracheotomy decannulation in children.

J Friedberg; W Giberson

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Failed tracheotomy decannulation in children.

J Friedberg·W Giberson

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Abstract

Airway lesions preventing tracheotomy decannulation may not always be readily apparent or may be underestimated by the inexperienced observer. Examples of tracheal keloid, tracheomalacia due to vascular compression, vocal cord dislocation and fixation and subglottic webbing with emphasis on the need for meticulous endoscopy are demonstrated.

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Arytenoid Cartilage Child Cricoid Cartilage Humans Infant Intubation, Intratracheal Joint Dislocations Keloid Laryngeal Diseases Tissue Adhesions Tracheal Diseases Tracheotomy Treatment Failure Journal Article

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J Friedberg, W Giberson. 1992. Failed tracheotomy decannulation in children.. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/1494181/

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