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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1992-3-19
pubmed:abstractText
One hundred forty-six secondary tracheoesophageal puncture (TEP) procedures were performed on 132 patients at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation in the past 10 years. The complications of these procedures are reviewed, along with assessment of potential risk factors such as irradiation, esophageal/hypopharyngeal stricture, alcoholism, diabetes, or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Among the subgroups studied, only stricture dilation was associated with an increased incidence of postsurgical complications. The majority of these, however, were immediate, and were probably related to the esophagoscopy or dilation itself. The incidence of TEP-related complications in all groups of patients may be higher than previously suspected.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0194-5998
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
106
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
189-92
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1992
pubmed:articleTitle
Complications of secondary tracheoesophageal puncture: the Cleveland Clinic Foundation experience.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Otolaryngology and Communicative Disorders, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, OH 44195-5034.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article