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  • Title: Incorporated home-made long endotracheal tube: a useful option for treating mucus plugging following silicone stenting.
    Author: Chao YK, Liu YH, Hsieh MJ, Ko PJ, Liu HP.
    Journal: Respirology; 2007 Sep; 12(5):780-2. PubMed ID: 17875073.
    Abstract:
    Stenting is an effective method of treating airway stenosis. However, airway obstruction due to mucus plugging is problematic. Treatment of this has mainly been conservative. This report describes a patient with complicated tracheal stenosis treated with silicone hood stent, who experienced repeated episodes of airway obstruction due to sputum accumulation. A novel method of sputum clearance and self-care, using a long endotracheal tube within the silicone stent, is described. This procedure resulted in a stable and patent airway, and the patient was discharged smoothly after the procedure. No further respiratory symptom occurred during the follow-up period.
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