title: [Tracheobronchial foreign body in the laryngectomized patient].
abstract: We report a case of aspiration of a foreign body in the left tracheobronchial tree occurring in a laryngectomy, operated one year previously. The accident presented by fracture of the inner tracheostomy cannula. The literature is reviewed in order to explain possible causes of tracheostomy tube components breakage and to suggest methods for preventing such complications.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de O.R.L. Hospital San Millán, Logroño.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Erdozáin Rodríguez
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Sánchez Galán
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zabaleta López
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sánchez del Hoyo
mesh_terms: D001980:Bronchi / Q000601:surgery; D001995:Bronchography / Q000379:methods; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007825:Laryngectomy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014132:Trachea / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery
vernacular_title: Cuerpo extraño traqueobronquial en paciente laringectomizado.