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| Year : 2012 | Volume
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| Issue : 2 | Page : 235-238 |
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Tracheal granulation as a cause of unrecognized airway narrowing
Gaurav Bhatia, Valsamma Abraham, Linjo Louis
Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, Christian Medical College, Ludhiana, Punjab, India
Correspondence Address:
Gaurav Bhatia
Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, Christian Medical College, Ludhiana, Punjab - 141 008
India
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DOI: 10.4103/0970-9185.94907
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Tracheostomy is one of the most common elective surgical procedures performed in critically ill patients. The most frequent late complication after tracheostomy is the development of granulation tissue, a complication that may cause airway occlusion or result in airway stenosis. We report the successful management of a patient with tracheal granulation presenting as an unrecognised cause of difficulty breathing. |
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