title: Failed tracheotomy decannulation in children.
abstract: Airway lesions preventing tracheotomy decannulation may not always be readily apparent or may be underestimated by the inexperienced observer. Examples of tracheal keloid, tracheomalacia due to vascular compression, vocal cord dislocation and fixation and subglottic webbing with emphasis on the need for meticulous endoscopy are demonstrated.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Friedberg
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Giberson
mesh_terms: D001193:Arytenoid Cartilage; D002648:Child; D003413:Cricoid Cartilage; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal / Q000295:instrumentation; D004204:Joint Dislocations; D007627:Keloid; D007818:Laryngeal Diseases; D000267:Tissue Adhesions; D014133:Tracheal Diseases; D014140:Tracheotomy / Q000295:instrumentation; D017211:Treatment Failure