title: Fractured tracheostomy tube in the tracheobronchial tree.
abstract: A fractured tracheostomy tube is a rare complication; cases have been reported in the past, usually associated with prolonged usage in patients with chronic airway obstruction. We present here a fracture occurring in a new tube, and also describe a method for retrieving the tube from the tracheobronchial tree.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
authors.forename: C C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Ming
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Ghani
mesh_terms: D001980:Bronchi; D001995:Bronchography; D004868:Equipment Failure; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014139:Tracheostomy / Q000295:instrumentation*