Treatment of Iatrogenic Tracheal Laceration with Cervical Mediastinotomy and Tube Drainage; a Case Report

Journal Title: Journal of Clinical and Analytical Medicine - Year 2011, Vol 2, Issue 2

Abstract

Tracheobronchial injury is a life threatening complication of endotracheal intubation. An intubation induced tracheal laceration diagnosed aſter massive subcutaneous emphysema, in a 7-year-old girl who underwent a cystotomy and capitonnage operation through a standard thoracotomy for pulmonary hydatid cyst is presented. She was treated with cervical mediastinotomy and tube drainage with an uneventful clinical outcome. Conservative and surgical treatment methods are discussed.

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  • EP ID EP145072
  • DOI 10.4328/JCAM.24
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(2011). Treatment of Iatrogenic Tracheal Laceration with Cervical Mediastinotomy and Tube Drainage; a Case Report. Journal of Clinical and Analytical Medicine, 2(2), 55-56. https://europub.co.uk./articles/-A-145072