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Tracheal granulation as a cause of unrecognized airway narrowing.

This article is from Journal of Anaesthesiology, Clinical Pharmacology , volume 28 . Abstract Tracheostomy is one of the most common elective surgical procedures performed in critically ill patients. The most frequent late complication after tracheostomy is the development of granulation tissue, a complication that may cause airway occlusion or result in airway stenosis. We report the successful management of a patient with tracheal granulation presenting as an unrecognised cause of difficulty breathing.

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