1. Conservatively treated extended tracheal necrosis complicating pharyngolaryngectomy.
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De Wolf J, Fournier C, Surmei E, Bellier J, and Porte HL
- Subjects
- Anti-Bacterial Agents therapeutic use, Humans, Hyperbaric Oxygenation, Male, Middle Aged, Necrosis etiology, Necrosis therapy, Laryngectomy adverse effects, Pharyngectomy adverse effects, Trachea pathology
- Abstract
Tracheal necrosis is a rare life-threatening phenomenon that most often occurs after thyroid operations or prolonged intubation. Conservative treatment can be one choice in extensive tracheal necrosis. We report the case of a 59-year-old man, with tracheal necrosis that developed after pharyngolaryngectomy, that we treated conservatively using hyperbaric oxygen therapy and antibiotic therapy. The follow-up was assured by tracheobronchoscopy. A year after his discharge, the trachea was totally healed., (Copyright © 2015 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
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- 2015
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