title: Broken tracheostomy introducer--an unusual tracheobronchial foreign body.
abstract: We present a rare case where the introducer of a metal tracheostomy tube became lodged in the tracheobronchial tree. This may be the only reported case. The literature is reviewed to study the possible cause of tracheostomy tube component fracture and to suggest methods for preventing this complication.
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Bhargava
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Bhat
authors.forename: K B
authors.initials: KB
authors.lastname: Bhargava
mesh_terms: D001995:Bronchography; D004868:Equipment Failure; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014132:Trachea / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014139:Tracheostomy / Q000295:instrumentation*