Membranous Tracheal Rupture After Endotracheal Intubation

Nurettin KARAOĞLANOĞLU, Atilla EROĞLU, Celal TEKİNBAŞ, Atilla TÜRKYILMAZ

Atatürk Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Göğüs Cerrahisi Anabilim Dalı

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Tracheal rupture is complication of endotracheal intubation. Overinflation of the tracheal cuff is speculated to be a frequent cause of tracheal rupture. Our patient sustained a laceration of the trachea with massive subcutaneous emhysema and pneumothorax after endotracheal intubation. The diagnosis of tracheal rupture was confirmed by rigid broncopcopy, the patient immediately underwent a right thoracotomy and tear of the membraneous trachea was sutured. The treatment and results are discussed and the recent literature is rewieved.

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