title: Postintubation tracheal rupture: case report.
abstract: Tracheobronchial rupture after tracheal intubation has been infrequently reported. Successful diagnosis often requires a high level of suspicion. A laceration of the distal membranous trachea usually has been repaired through a right thoracotomy.
authors.affiliation: First Department of Surgery, St. Ann's Hospital, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic. ivan.capov@fnusa.cz
authors.forename: Ivan
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Capov
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pavlík
authors.forename: Vaclav
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Jedlicka
authors.forename: Vaclav
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Zvonícek
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal / Q000009:adverse effects*; D022125:Lacerations / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D012421:Rupture; D013908:Thoracotomy; D014132:Trachea / Q000293:injuries*