Approaching Saber-sheath Trachea in a Patient with Bilateral Vocal Cord Abductor Palsy and Post Tracheostomy Tracheal Stenosis

Stacy Arvinna Jamarun and Nur Izzati Ishak and Elsie Jane Anastasius and Wong, Timothy Leong Wei and Marina Mat Baki (2024) Approaching Saber-sheath Trachea in a Patient with Bilateral Vocal Cord Abductor Palsy and Post Tracheostomy Tracheal Stenosis. Indian Journal of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery, 76. pp. 4664-4666. ISSN 0973-7707

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Abstract

Human trachea has variable shapes and the most common are circular and oval-shaped. Other shapes are rare to find and usually related to some diseases. Such as the Saber-sheath shaped trachea, which was commonly attributed to patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). This case is about a patient who was detected to have dual pathology, bilateral vocal cord abductor palsy, and post-tracheostomy complicated with tracheal stenosis for 40 years. Symptoms worsened in the last three years until he was admitted to the ward. However, upon managing this case with multilevel airway obstruction, we have found out that this patient who did not have COPD, has a Saber-sheath trachea shape. This finding may indicate that the shape is not limited to a certain disease only.

Item Type:	Article
Keyword:	Trachea abnormalities , Saber-sheath , Multilevel airway obstruction , Bilateral vocal cord palsy
Subjects:	R Medicine > RF Otorhinolaryngology > RF1-547 Otorhinolaryngology R Medicine > RF Otorhinolaryngology > RF1-547 Otorhinolaryngology > RF460-547 Laryngology. Diseases of the throat
Department:	FACULTY > Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
Depositing User:	JUNAINE JASNI -
Date Deposited:	23 Jul 2025 12:40
Last Modified:	23 Jul 2025 12:40
URI:	https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/44604

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