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Severe postintubation tracheobronchial rupture |
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| Authors: | Sergio Vedovati Francesco Consonni Mirco Nacoti Ezio Bonanomi |
| Affiliation: | Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Papa Giovanni XXIII Hospital, Bergamo, Italy |
| Abstract: | Tracheal injury is a rare complication after pediatric intubation. The choice of treatment depends on the size of the lesion and on the underlying disease. We present a complex case of severe tracheal injury treated with success with tracheal stent positioning. |
| Keywords: | endoscopic treatment fiberbronchoscopy intubation pediatric tracheal injury tracheal stenting |