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British Journal of Radiology (2006) 79, 529-535
© 2006 British Institute of Radiology
doi: 10.1259/bjr/17839516
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Deep tracheal laceration after balloon dilation for benign tracheobronchial stenosis: case reports of two patients

Y H Kim, MD 1 D J Sung, MD 1 S B Cho, MD 1 K B Chung, MD 1 S H Cha, MD 1 H S Park, MD 2 and J W Um, MD 3

Departments of 1Radiology, 2Urology and 3Surgery, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea

Correspondence: Ji Hoon Shin, MD, Department of Radiology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, 388-1, Pungnap-2dong, Songpa-gu, Seoul 138-736, Korea.

We report two cases of deep tracheal laceration in female patients after balloon dilation for benign tracheobronchial stenosis. Immediate post-procedure bronchoscopy and CT including 3D reconstructions showed deep lacerations in the posterior tracheal wall. Clinically, the patients' dyspnoea subsided and there has been no recurrence during follow-up after balloon dilation. On the follow-up 3D-reconstructed CT scans obtained 2 months and 8 months following balloon dilation, respectively, the lacerations had healed completely and there was considerable improvement in lumen size.




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Tracheobronchial Laceration After Balloon Dilation for Benign Strictures: Incidence and Clinical Significance
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