Management of postintubation tracheal stenosis in a neurosurgical patient with tracheomalacia and scarring tendency: A case report
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Implication
Case report reveals effective management of high-grade tracheal stenosis in a young adult, indicating potential treatment pathways.
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- To detail the management of postintubation tracheal stenosis in a neurosurgical patient with multiple complications.
- Emergency laryngotracheal resection performed
- Laryngeal function reconstruction executed
- Tracheoplasty conducted
- Follow-up imaging used to assess airway patency
- Successful extubation on the first postoperative day
- Discharged on postoperative day 10 with sustained airway patency
- Achieved complete symptomatic relief
- Returned to university, graduated, and employed full-time without limitations
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Zhan et al. (2026) studied this question.