Tracheal web presentation with slow progression

Alpay Sarper; Ömer Özbudak; Abid Demircan

doi:10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2012.130

Alpay Sarper¹, Ömer Özbudak², Abid Demircan¹

¹Akdeniz Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Göğüs Cerrahisi Anabilim Dalı, Antalya, Türkiye
²Akdeniz Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Göğüs Hastalıkları Anabilim Dalı, Antalya, Türkiye

DOI : 10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2012.130

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Postintubation tracheal web is a rare, but serious problem. The symptoms, which depend on the degree of the stenosis, may begin in a few months and increase with the rapid progression of the stenosis. In this article, we present a case of postintubation tracheal web which leading to late symptoms despite a 75% obstruction of the lumen with slow progression.

Keywords : Postintubation tracheal stenosis; trachea; tracheal web

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