Decannulation in Tracheal Stenosis Deemed Inoperable Is Possible After Long-Term Airway Stenting Ricardo Mingarini Terra, MD, PhD, Benoit Jacques Bibas, MD, Helio Minamoto, MD, PhD, Daniel Reis Waisberg, MD, Mauro Federico Luis Tamagno, MD, Miguel Lia Tedde, MD, PhD, Paulo Manuel Pêgo-Fernandes, MD, PhD, Fabio Biscegli Jatene, MD, PhD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 95, Issue 2, Pages 440-444 (February 2013) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2012.09.037 Copyright © 2013 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 (A) Computed tomography scan showing a tracheal stenosis treated with a T tube silicone stent that was considered suitable for decannulation. (B) Endoscopic aspect after removal of the stent. Note that tracheal lumen is wide (>1 cm), and there is no granulation tissue or bleeding in the mucosa. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2013 95, 440-444DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2012.09.037) Copyright © 2013 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Flowchart of the patients. Numbers are expressed as mean ± standard deviation (range).None of the successfully decannulated patients were lost to follow-up before 6 months. The mean follow-up time after decannulation was 37.4 ± 33.9 months. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2013 95, 440-444DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2012.09.037) Copyright © 2013 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 3 Kaplan-Meier estimate depicting successful decannulation rate in 5 years (27.5%). The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2013 95, 440-444DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2012.09.037) Copyright © 2013 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions