Pathologic granulation of post-tracheotomy tracheal stenosis disappeared after one year of treatment with a silicone T-tube: A case report

Abstract

A 13-year-old boy was treated with a silicone T-tube because of post-tracheotomy tracheal stenosis. The pathologic granulation was scarcely removed when the silicone T-tube was placed in the trachea, but it reduced gradually and finally disappeared after one year. We suggest that we should not remove the pathologic granulation completely on placement of the T-tube, and that it is necessary to prolong T-tube intubation at least for one year, until the pathologic granulation disappears completely.