title: Tracheal injury during endoscopic hemithyroidectomy.
abstract: Unsuspected tracheal injury during endoscopic hemithyroidectomy is described. The diagnosis was delayed because of absent symptomatology. Surgical repair was planned but deferred because of infection. The patient was managed with a tracheostomy tube and antibiotics, and the wound healed completely without any residual abnormality or complications.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesiology & Critical Care Medicine, SGPGIMS, Lucknow, India. ckpandey@sgpgi.ac.in
authors.forename: C K
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Pandey
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Goyal
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Agarwal
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004724:Endoscopy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013965:Thyroidectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014132:Trachea / Q000293:injuries*