Subglottic stenosis due to an unexpected foreign body diagnosed after emergency tracheostomy in a child

Abstract Background Subglottic stenosis is a known complication of traumatic and prolonged endotracheal intubation. It is rare that the causes of severe subglottic stenosis are revealed to be an unexpected foreign body after airway securement in a child. Subglottic stenosis in a child is often assoc...

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Main Authors: Tatsuya Tsuji, MinHye So, Kazuya Sobue
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2019-07-01
Series:JA Clinical Reports
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40981-019-0268-4