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An unusual complication following tracheoesophageal puncture for alaryngeal voice restoration

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

U. Hadi  and
N. S. Nuwayhid
U. Hadi
Affiliation:
(Beirut, Lebanon)
N. S. Nuwayhid*
Affiliation:
(Beirut, Lebanon)
*
N. S. Nuwayhid, M.D., F.A.C.S., American University of Beirut Medical Center, P.O. Box 113-6044, Beirut, Lebanon.
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Abstract

Abstract A laryngectomized patient who developed massive subcutaneous emphysema, pneumothorax, pneumomediastinum, and esophageal fistual with a retroesophageal collection following the creation of a tracheo-esophageal fistuls for alaryngeal voice restoration is presented, together with its management. A review of the literature is made, and possible causes of the three complications are discussed.

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Clinical Records
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The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 101 , Issue 8 , August 1987 , pp. 855 - 860
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1987

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