title: Ossification of the cricothyroid membrane following minitracheotomy.
abstract: We describe a case in which a repeat minitracheotomy (MT) could not be performed 2 months after the first. The cricothyroid membrane seemed calcified and histological examination showed scar formation with dystrophic calcification and heterotopic bone formation. Scar formation following MT may have caused these alterations making repeat access to the airway through the membrane impossible.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesiology, University Hospital of Aarhus, Denmark.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pedersen
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Lou
authors.forename: B A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Schurizek
authors.forename: N C
authors.initials: NC
authors.lastname: Melsen
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Juhl
mesh_terms: D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy; D003413:Cricoid Cartilage; D006801:Humans; D007817:Laryngeal Cartilages; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009999:Ossification, Heterotopic / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D014140:Tracheotomy / Q000009:adverse effects*