Challenging Airway Reconstruction: Case Report and Lessons to Be Learned

• Main Authors: Eyad Darraj, Jamal Kassouma, Yusur Abdulghafoor
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Karger Publishers 2019-11-01
• Series: Dubai Medical Journal
• Subjects: ent; medicine; otolaryngology; pediatrics; surgery
• Online Access: https://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/504571

Despite the current drop the in incidence rate of acquired subglottic stenosis in comparison to the 1960s and 1970s, this pathology is still encountered and presents a surgical challenge. The wide variety in management options reflects its sophisticated nature and failure tendency. We report a case of a 4-year-old girl who developed severe subglottic stenosis secondary to a 3-month intubation in a leading pediatric hospital and was discharged without any hope of decannulation. The patient was fully investigated in our department, and her successful surgical management ended in the removal of the tracheostomy tube. The complicated surgery and learned lessons urged us to present this case.