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KMID : 0602820070130020068
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Korean Journal of Bronchoesophagology
2007 Volume.13 No. 2 p.68 ~ p.71
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Tracheal Foreign Body by Accidental Fracture of Tracheostomy Tube
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Yoo Jae Chul
Chang Mun-Young
Jung Young-Ho
Jin Hong-Ryul
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Abstract
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Fractured tracheostomy tube presenting as foreign body in the tracheobronchial tree is very rare. Authors experienced a case of broken tracheostomy tube presenting as a foreign body in the trachea, which was removed with the help of flexible bronchoscope. A few causes could be suggested for the tube break: aging and deterioration of the tube with repeated use, a flaw of the tube in the manufacturing process, and a wrong sterilization.method causing weakness of the tube. We report this case with brief literature review.
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KEYWORD
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Tracheostomy, Complications, Tracheostomytubes, ForeignBodies
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