Fractured tracheostomy tube: an overlooked foreign body.
A rare case of an overlooked fractured metallic Fuller's tracheostomy tube in the posterior basal segment of the left lung is reported along with a review of the literature. Incidence, delay in diagnosis, complications and management of overlooked foreign bodies are discussed. Various factors contributing to the fracture of tracheostomy tubes are reviewed.
Gupta
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Department of Otolaryngology, M.L.N. Medical College, Allahabad (U.P.), India.
Ahluwalia
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D002648:Child; D004868:Equipment Failure; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D014139:Tracheostomy / Q000295:instrumentation*