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Abstract
A closed tubulation-technique is described for the treatment of patients with stenosis of the trachea. The results of treatment in 29 patients with stenmis of the trachea—induced mainly by prolonged intubation—are reported.
The operation is performed through an external incision. A tube of silicone is enclosed in the trachea and sutured to the tracheal wall. In this way, normal respiration through the upper respiratory tract is possible. In 22 patients this treatment was a success. In 7 patients the tube had to be removed because of respiratory failure and stagnation of secretion.
The method seems to be suitable in all patients with stenosis and malacia of the trachea except in patients with respiratory failure and stagnation of secretion. A transverse resection may be preferable in stenosis of limited size in the upper trachea