Surgical Study in Treatment of the Tracheal Stenosis

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Between 1985 and 1990, 41 patients underwent treatment of the tracheal stenosis. Nineteen patients underwent resection and end-to-end anastomosis including three cases of the subglottic stenosis. Other patients had had treatment such as LASER therapy, bronchoscopic removal, insertion of the Montgomery silastic T-tube or stent insertion Nineteen patients which underwent resection and end-to-end anastomosis were excellent result from three years to sixth months. Other patient were followed at OPD for the other complication or restenosis. There were no hospital death but one patient was managed by bronchoscopic removal of the granulation tissue and other one patient had underwent reoperation for the dehiscence at the anastomotic site.