title: Fracture of tracheostomy tubes--report of 3 cases.
abstract: Fracture of the tubes appears to be caused by their prolonged use and defective fusion at the junction of cannula and phalange. We report here three cases of fractured polyvinyl chloride tracheostomy tube, an unusual complication of tracheostomy, presenting as foreign body in the trachea.
authors.affiliation: Department of E.N.T., L.L. R.M. Medical College, Meerut.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bhatia
authors.forename: M K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Malik
authors.forename: B P
authors.initials: BP
authors.lastname: Bhatia
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D004868:Equipment Failure; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011143:Polyvinyl Chloride; D014139:Tracheostomy / Q000295:instrumentation*
chemical_list: D011143:Polyvinyl Chloride