title: Tracheal laceration and tension pneumomediastinum of spontaneous favorable outcome.
abstract: The case of a 75-year-old women with probable tracheal laceration and tension pneumomediastinum after intubation is reported. A dramatic reduction of tracheal caliber was observed during fiberoptic bronchoscopy. Despite severe dyspnea, the patient healed with conservative measures. We conclude that aggressive surgical treatment for tracheal laceration is not always necessary.
authors.affiliation: Pneumology Division, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Brussels, Belgium.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Liistro
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Goncette
authors.forename: D O
authors.initials: DO
authors.lastname: Rodenstein
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008478:Mediastinal Emphysema / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D012075:Remission, Spontaneous; D013352:Subcutaneous Emphysema / Q000150:complications; D014132:Trachea / Q000293:injuries*; D014950:Wounds, Penetrating / Q000150:complications* / Q000209:etiology