抄録
As a chairman of the symposium “Tracheotomies and complications”, I strongly feel it makes great sense to discuss the matter of whole series of these problems.
The tracheotomy, today, has further broad meaning than what had been considered in old days. In other words, the indication of tracheotomy has actually been expanded to the preventive tracheotomy.
Diphtheria used to be the the most common original pathology, causing the obstruction of upper airway system, in result of tracheotomy.
To make dead space smaller, remove the secretion in bronchial trees, insert the endotracheal tube for the laryngeal and pharyngeal operations and create airway immediately following car accident, tracheotomy is one of the daily procedures among the bronchoeso-phagologists.
To overcome such the post operative complications as dysfigurement, concussion, cicatrix and stenosis, however, is not easy yet from the viev point of laryngo-tracheoplasty.
I deeply appreciate of our participants who have contributed the articles and discussed over the matter of their cases.
The great acknowlegement to Dr. Tokuro Suzuki for his thoughtfullness to this symposium during the 21st Congress of Japan Bronchoesophagological Society.
