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- Title
Tracheal Wall Thickening Is Associated with the Granulation Tissue Formation Around Silicone Stents in Patients with Post-Tuberculosis Tracheal Stenosis.
- Authors
Jung Seop Eom; Hojoong Kim; Kyeongman Jeon; Sang-Won Um; Won-Jung Koh; Gee Young Suh; Man Pyo Chung; O. Jung Kwon
- Abstract
Purpose: Tracheal restenosis due to excessive granulation tissue around a silicone stent requires repeated bronchoscopic interventions in patients with post-tuberculosis tracheal stenosis (PTTS). The current study was conducted to identify the risk factors for granulation tissue formation after silicone stenting in PTTS patients. Materials and Methods: A retrospective study was conducted between January 1998 and December 2010. Forty-two PTTS patients with silicone stenting were selected. Clinical and radiological variables were retrospectively collected and analyzed. Results: Tracheal restenosis due to granulation tissue formation were found in 20 patients (47.6%), and repeated bronchoscopic interventions were conducted. In multivariate analysis, tracheal wall thickness, measured on axial computed tomography scan, was independently associated with granulation tissue formation after silicone stenting. Furthermore, the degree of tracheal wall thickness was well correlated with the degree of granulation tissue formation. Conclusion: Tracheal wall thickening was associated with granulation tissue formation around silicone stents in patients with post-tuberculosis tracheal stenosis.
- Subjects
TRACHEA physiology; THICKENING agents; GRANULATION tissue; SILICONES in surgery; SURGICAL stents; TUBERCULOSIS
- Publication
Yonsei Medical Journal, 2013, Vol 54, Issue 4, p949
- ISSN
0513-5796
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3349/ymj.2013.54.4.949