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case_images: Endoscopic view of the tracheal pseudomembrane.
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case_images: On the 37th day, a bronchoscopy was performed once more and revealed the presence of a membranous structure blocking nearly 80% of the tracheal lumen, located just below the tracheostomy stoma and about 5 cm above the carina (Figure 1).
case_images: Specimens (a) clamped from the gas channel with bronchoscopic forceps and the collected pseudomembrane (b).
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case_images: The membranous structure was attempted to be removed using bronchoscopic forceps, but it proved to be difficult to remove in one piece (Figure 2a). The pseudomembrane was collected (Figure 2b) for further pathological examination (Figure 3).
case_images: Histopathology of the specimen exhibiting a large number of red blood cells mixed with fibrinous exudate at x200 magnification (a) and x400 magnification (b).
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case_images: The pseudomembrane was collected (Figure 2b) for further pathological examination (Figure 3).