Adult long-segment tracheal stenosis attributable to complete tracheal rings masquerading as asthma

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 238-240

  Nagappan, Ramesh ^a   Parkin, Geoff ^a   Wright, Chris A ^a   Walker, Craig S ^a   Vallance, Neil ^a   Buchanan, Doug ^a   Nazaretian, Simon ^a  

^a MONASH MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Airway narrowing; Asthma; Complete tracheal rings; Custom made tracheostomy tube; Long segment tracheal stenosis; Tracheal stenosis; Tracheomalacia

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; FLUCONAZOLE; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; ASTHMA; BACTERIAL PNEUMONIA; BRONCHITIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEVICE; DIABETIC KETOACIDOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE COURSE; ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE; EXTUBATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEPTIC SHOCK; TRACHEA RECONSTRUCTION; TRACHEA STENOSIS; TRACHEOMALACIA; TRACHEOSTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036157679     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003246-200201000-00034     Document Type: Article

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