BACKGROUND A common complaint after endotracheal tube use is sore throat, which may be due to abrasion, ischemia-reperfusion injury, or an inflammatory reaction. Few studies have evaluated localized tracheal inflammation as part of the response to intubation. METHODS Inflammation of the trachea due to intubation was assessed in a swine model by following indicators of inflammation over time i...

BACKGROUND Thyroidectomy is considered a low-risk operation. The authors report a case of tracheal necrosis after total thyroidectomy for multinodular goiter with bilateral adenomas, and a case of oesophageal fistula after total thyroidectomy for papillary cancer. METHODS AND RESULTS The patient with tracheal perforation was treated by a non operative management after clinical stabilization. ...

OBJECTIVES Tracheobronchial fistulas are rare but life-threatening complications after oesophagectomy. Leakage of the oesophagointestinal anastomosis with inflammatory involvement of the tracheobronchial tree is the predominant reason for postoperative fistulization between the airways and the oesophagus or the gastric tube. Successful management is challenging and still controversially discuss...

introduction: tracheal stenosis is normally caused by trauma, infection, benign and malignant tumors, prolonged intubation or tracheostomy. the best treatment for tracheal stenosis is resection and anastomosis of trachea. yet the major surgical complication of tracheal surgery is postoperative stenosis. the goal of this paper is to study the result of tracheal stenting as a replacement therapy ...

Bovine tuberculosis (bTB) was first diagnosed in the Kruger National Park (KNP) in 1990. Research has since focused on the maintenance host, the African buffalo ( Syncerus caffer ) and clinically affected lion ( Panthera leo ). However, little is known about the role of small predators in tuberculosis epidemiology. During 2011-12, we screened banded mongooses ( Mungos mungo ) in the bTB high-pr...

OBJECTIVE In the presence of acute inflammation and necrosis of the wall, tracheo-bronchial defects are difficult to manage. The absence of adequate vascularization and the contaminated area prevent successful direct re-suturing. METHODS In order to restore a sufficient blood supply we used a pedicled latissimus dorsi or a pectoralis major flap that was entered into the thorax after a 10-cm r...

Tracheostomy is a commonly performed intervention with several benefits in the treatment of patients with chronic respiratory failure. Refinement of the tracheotomy technique, using percutaneous approaches have allowed bedside tracheostomy placement in the modern intensive care unit. Both percutaneous and surgical tracheostomies are associated with several early and late complications [1,2]. Th...