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. 2024 Feb 17:24:222-224.
doi: 10.1016/j.xjtc.2024.01.027. eCollection 2024 Apr.

Percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy guided by rigid bronchoscopy in patients with cervical mass

Alfonso Fiorelli  1 , Beatrice Leonardi  1 , Fausto Ferraro  2 , Giovanni Liguori  3 , Massimo Ciaravola  2 , Giuseppe Vicario  1 , Giovanni Natale  1
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Percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy guided by rigid bronchoscopy in patients with cervical mass

Alfonso Fiorelli et al. JTCVS Tech. .
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Tracheostomy cannula and tumor.
Figure 1
Figure 1
The picture showed the insertion of rigid bronchoscope (RB) alongside the endotracheal tube through the vocal cords (A); the place of RB within subglottic area (B); the deflation of the cuff of the endotracheal tube (C); and the withdrawal of the endotracheal tube (D).
Figure 2
Figure 2
The pictures and the inserts summarized the main manoeuvres of percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy (PDT) guided by rigid bronchoscope as the insertion of needle (A), of guidewire (B); of dilator (C), and of tracheostomy cannula (D).
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