title: Rupture of the aorta due to a malpositioned tracheal cannula in a 4-month-old baby.
abstract: Complications of tracheostomy are not rare and are even more common in children. They may be acute or chronic and sometimes may have serious consequences. We report here a rare situation in which a malpositioned tracheal cannula in a false tract from the neck to the mediastinum induced necrosis and rupture of the aorta and of the left carotid artery with fatal hemorrhage.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine of Ribeiräo Preto, Ribeiräo Preto University Medical School, University of Säo Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: L C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Peres
authors.forename: R C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Mamede
authors.forename: F V
authors.initials: FV
authors.lastname: de Mello Filho
mesh_terms: D001019:Aortic Rupture / Q000209:etiology*; D020212:Carotid Artery Injuries; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D012421:Rupture / Q000209:etiology; D014139:Tracheostomy / Q000009:adverse effects*