Esophageal obstruction in a tracheostomized infant.
Partial esophageal obstruction was an unusual complication of tracheostomy in an infant. Emesis and failure to thrive prompted a modified barium-swallow study, which revealed that the tracheostomy tube was causing an obstruction in the proximal esophagus. Use of a shorter, customized tube eliminated the esophageal obstruction, allowing normal feeding and weight gain.
Schnapf
B M
BM
Department of Pediatrics, University of South Florida College of Medicine, Tampa.
Favrot
J
J
Dodson
S
S
D004940:Esophageal Stenosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation; D014139:Tracheostomy / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation