Post-intubation tracheal stenosis treated with a T-tube

(A) Bronchoscopic image of a patient with severe post-intubation tracheal stenosis almost completely occluding the airway.

(B) This image shows successful opening of the airway with a T-tube (arrow).

Courtesy of Wes Shepherd, MD, FCCP.

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