Subglottic Stenosis After Double-Lumen Tube Intubation With Reintubation: A Case Report and Review of Japanese Cases

Masami Suzuki; Naohiro Yoshida

doi:10.1002/ccr3.70085

Subglottic Stenosis After Double-Lumen Tube Intubation With Reintubation: A Case Report and Review of Japanese Cases

Clin Case Rep. 2025 Jan 6;13(1):e70085. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.70085. eCollection 2025 Jan.

Authors

Masami Suzuki¹, Naohiro Yoshida¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Jichi Medical University Saitama Medical Center Saitama Japan.

Abstract

Subglottic stenosis after double-lumen tube (DLT) intubation is more likely to occur when an oversized DLT, specifically a 35 Fr DLT, is used in older, shorter women. Reintubation in such cases is challenging and may cause additional traumatic laryngitis. Tracheostomy is the best management for subglottic stenosis after DLT intubation.

Keywords: double‐lumen tube; reintubation; subglottic stenosis; tracheostomy.