• Eur. Respir. J. · Jul 1994

    Case Reports

    Tracheocele: a rare cause of difficult endotracheal intubation and subsequent pneumomediastinum.

    • G M Möller, E J ten Berge, and C M Stassen.
    • Dept of Respiratory Medicine, General Hospital Midden Twente, Hengelo Ov., The Netherlands.
    • Eur. Respir. J. 1994 Jul 1;7(7):1376-7.

    AbstractA case is described in which accidental perforation of a tracheocele caused by endotracheal intubation resulted in a postoperative pneumomediastinum. The tracheocele, an extremely rare finding in clinical anaesthesia, was confirmed radiologically and for the first time demonstrated by computed tomography.

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