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Review Case Reports
Unusual airway complication after percutaneous tracheotomy: case report and literature review.
- Christopher Roxbury, Jesse Qualliotine, Daniela Molena, and Young Kim.
- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery.
- Laryngoscope. 2015 Aug 1; 125 (8): 1883-5.
UnlabelledWe report a case of a 59-year-old male who experienced tracheoesophageal fistula and grade IV subglottic stenosis after percutaneous dilation tracheotomy. Although percutaneous tracheotomy is considered a safe procedure that is often performed in the intensive care unit setting, it is not without complications. While subglottic stenosis and tracheoesophageal fistula are known complications of percutaneous tracheotomy, this report discusses a patient who experienced both complications simultaneously. The purpose of this report is to discuss potential serious complications of percutaneous tracheotomy and their management, and to review the literature on percutaneous tracheotomy complications.Level Of EvidenceNA© 2015 The American Laryngological, Rhinological and Otological Society, Inc.
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