Rupture of the innominate artery following tracheostomy: report of a case.
A 23-year-old man underwent a tracheostomy. A massive hemorrhage from the tracheostomy site occurred 50 days later. An emergency operation was immediately performed and an erosion was noted on the innominate artery. The artery was divided and the hemorrhage was successfully stopped.
Yoshida
K
K
Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Cardiovascular Center, Owari Prefectural Hospital, Ichinomiya, Aichi, Japan.
Ohshima
H
H
Iwata
K
K
Murakami
F
F
Tomida
Y
Y
Matsuura
A
A
Hibi
M
M
Kawamura
M
M
Notoya
A
A
D000328:Adult; D016122:Brachiocephalic Trunk / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000293:injuries*; D005402:Fistula / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012421:Rupture; D014133:Tracheal Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D014139:Tracheostomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D016157:Vascular Fistula / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*