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Fractured tracheostomy tube: an overlooked foreign body

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

S. C. Gupta  and
Hemant Ahluwalia
S. C. Gupta*
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, M.L.N. Medical College and Associated S.R.N. Hospital, Allahabad (U.P.), India
Hemant Ahluwalia
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, M.L.N. Medical College and Associated S.R.N. Hospital, Allahabad (U.P.), India
*
Address for correspondence: Dr S. C. Gupta, Associate Professor ENT, MLN Medical College and Associated SRN Hospital, Allahabad (UP), India.
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Abstract

A rare case of an overlooked fractured metallic Fuller's tracheostomy tube in the posterior basal segment of the left lung is reported along with a review of the literature. Incidence, aetiology, delay in diagnosis, complications and management of overlooked foreign bodies are discussed. Various factors contributing to the fracture of tracheostomy tubes are reviewed.

Keywords

Foreign bodyTracheostomy
Type
Clinical Records
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 110 , Issue 11 , November 1996 , pp. 1069 - 1071
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1996

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