A tracheotomy relieves the upper respiratory obstruction, but the tracheobronchial tree must then be aspirated directly through the tracheotomy to keep the lower airway patent. Under these ...

The group under analysis consisted of 5 consecutive patients (1 male, mean age: 52 years, range: 32-56 years) who were treated for postintubation and intraoperative damage to the tracheobronchial tree ...

This review is describing the diagnostic and therapeutic approach to tracheobronchial involvement in relapsing polychondritis (RP), with a focus on differential diagnoses of inflammatory origin.