Author/Authors :
Yoon, Seon Bin KEPCO Medical Center - Department of Internal Medicine, South Korea , Park, Yong Won KEPCO Medical Center - Department of Internal Medicine, South Korea , Cheon, Mi Ju KEPCO Medical Center - Department of Internal Medicine, South Korea , Koh, Young Min KEPCO Medical Center - Department of Internal Medicine, South Korea , Park, Sanghoon KEPCO Medical Center - Department of Internal Medicine, South Korea , Kim, Se Joong Seoul National University - Bundang Hospital - Division of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, South Korea , Lee, Seung Hyeun KEPCO Medical Center - Department of Internal Medicine, South Korea
Abstract :
Objective: To report the first case of using the insulationtipped diathermic knife 2 (IT knife-2) for the treatment of postintubation tracheal stenosis. Clinical Presentation and Intervention: A 71-year-old female patient with a history of endotracheal intubation 3 years earlier presented with throat discomfort, gross wheezing and dyspnea. Chest imaging and bronchoscopy demonstrated a strand-like tracheal stenosis in the upper trachea. The IT knife-2 was used to treat the patient and the lesion was palliated without complication. Conclusion: This case was successfully treated with the IT knife-2 and thus implies a potential usefulness of the IT knife-2 as a new modality for bronchoscopic intervention.
