Chest, Vol 99, 1290-1292, Copyright © 1991 by American College of Chest Physicians

ARTICLES

Spontaneous favorable outcome of tracheal laceration

JP d'Odemont, J Pringot, L Goncette, M Goenen and DO Rodenstein
Pneumology Division, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Brussels, Belgium.

We present the case of a 57-year-old woman with a huge tracheal laceration after intubation. With simple supportive therapy, the laceration healed in ten days, and the patient made an uneventful recovery. At the three-month follow-up, no sequelae were observed.

This article has been cited by other articles:

				M. R. Aerni, J. G. Parambil, M. S. Allen, and J. P. Utz Nontraumatic disruption of the fibrocartilaginous trachea: causes and clinical outcomes. Chest, October 1, 2006; 130(4): 1143 - 1149. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				M. Conti, M. Pougeoise, A. Wurtz, H. Porte, F. Fourrier, P. Ramon, and C.-H. Marquette Management of postintubation tracheobronchial ruptures. Chest, August 1, 2006; 130(2): 412 - 418. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				M. Beiderlinden, M. Adamzik, and J. Peters Conservative Treatment of Tracheal Injuries Anesth. Analg., January 1, 2005; 100(1): 210 - 214. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				I. A. Kouerinis, A. E. Loutsidis, P. A. Hountis, E. E. Apostolakis, and I. P. Bellenis Treatment of Iatrogenic Injury of Membranous Trachea With Intercostal Muscle Flap Ann. Thorac. Surg., November 1, 2004; 78(5): e85 - e86. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				R. Mendez, A. Pensado, M. Tellado, I. Somoza, J. Liras, E. Pais, and D. Vela Management of massive air leak following intubation injury in a very low birth weight infant Br. J. Anaesth., May 1, 2002; 88(5): 722 - 724. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				E. H. Chen, Z. M. Logman, P. S. A. Glass, and T. V. Bilfinger A Case of Tracheal Injury After Emergent Endotracheal Intubation: A Review of the Literature and Causalities Anesth. Analg., November 1, 2001; 93(5): 1270 - 1271. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				J.-D. Chen, K. Shanmuganathan, S. E. Mirvis, K. L. Killeen, and R. P. Dutton Using CT to Diagnose Tracheal Rupture Am. J. Roentgenol., May 1, 2001; 176(5): 1273 - 1280. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				C. Lancelin, A. R. Chapelier, E. Fadel, P. Macchiarini, and P. G. Dartevelle Transcervical-transtracheal endoluminal repair of membranous tracheal disruptions Ann. Thorac. Surg., September 1, 2000; 70(3): 984 - 986. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				A. Mussi, M. C. Ambrogi, G. Menconi, A. Ribechini, and C. A. Angeletti Surgical approaches to membranous tracheal wall lacerations J. Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg., July 1, 2000; 120(1): 115 - 118. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				J. Jougon, M. Ballester, E. Choukroun, J. Dubrez, G. Reboul, and J.-F. Velly Conservative treatment for postintubation tracheobronchial rupture Ann. Thorac. Surg., January 1, 2000; 69(1): 216 - 220. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				J.-P. d’Odemont and D. O.A. Rodenstein Reply Ann. Thorac. Surg., September 1, 1999; 68(3): 1124 - 1124. [Full Text] [PDF]

				C. H. Marquette, N. Bocquillon, D. Roumilhac, R. Nevière, D. Mathieu, and P. Ramon CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT OF TRACHEAL RUPTURE J. Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg., February 1, 1999; 117(2): 399 - 400. [Full Text] [PDF]

				J.-P. d'Odemont, D. O. A. Rodenstein, G. Massard, and J.-M. Wihlm Iatrogenic Tracheobronchial Lacerations Ann. Thorac. Surg., April 1, 1997; 63(4): 1209 - 1210. [Full Text]

				H. M. Ross, F. J. Grant, R. S. Wilson, and M. E. Burt Nonoperative Management of Tracheal Laceration During Endotracheal Intubation Ann. Thorac. Surg., January 1, 1997; 63(1): 240 - 242. [Abstract] [Full Text]

				C.-H. Marty-Ane, E. Picard, O. Jonquet, and H. Mary Membranous Tracheal Rupture After Endotracheal Intubation Ann. Thorac. Surg., November 1, 1995; 60(5): 1367 - 1371. [Abstract] [Full Text]