Severe tracheal tear due to endotracheal intubation: a case report.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Tracheobronchial injury is a life-threatening condition with a considerable missed diagnosis rate. The larger the tracheal lesion the more difficult it is to heal. Both conservative and non-conservative treatments are used to treat tracheal injury. This article reports a clinical scenario in which conservative treatment was successfully used to manage a severe tracheal tear.

Case description

We present the case of a 63-year-old male with a cough for over a year who suffered from a 4-cm tracheobronchial injury (level IIIA, Cardillo classification) after endotracheal intubation for right lower bilobectomy. This injury showed full-layer tissue tearing of the tracheal wall, without esophageal injury or mediastinitis. The tracheal tear was discovered during the broncho

SUBMITTER: Tao Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11565354 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature