Stenosis

Bronchoscopic Dilatation Safe, Effective For Tracheobronchial Stenosis Patients

Published in TB and Outbreaks Week, February 19th, 2002

by Michael Greer, senior medical writer - Researchers in Australia say that bronchoscopic dilatation is a suitable treatment for benign tracheobronchial stenosis.

"Tracheobronchial stenosis in the adult patient is a recognized postoperative complication of sleeve resection or lung transplantation but also occurs in medical conditions such as sarcoidosis, tuberculosis, postintubation/tracheostomy or postradiation," explained Dr. Prashant N. Chhajed and colleagues at St. Vincent's Hospital in Sydney.

This pulmonary condition can often be resolved using bronchoscopic dilatation although some patients will require additional treatment, the researchers...

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