title: Lateral mediastinal tracheostomy in benign disease: an uncommon procedure for a rare indication.
abstract: Tracheostomy is sometimes required for long-term ventilation in patients with a challenging cervical anatomy. We present a case of a patient requiring prolonged mechanical ventilation with prohibitive cervical anatomy for standard tracheostomy secondary to severe ankylosing spondylitis and a cervical spine fracture.
authors.affiliation: Division of Thoracic Surgery, Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada.
authors.forename: Nancy
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Deslauriers
authors.forename: Frederic
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Jacques
authors.forename: Alain
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Danino
authors.forename: Patrick
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Harris
authors.forename: Jocelyne
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Martin
authors.forename: Moishe
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Liberman
authors.forename: André
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Duranceau
authors.forename: Pasquale
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ferraro
mesh_terms: D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000293:injuries*; D006801:Humans; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal; D008297:Male; D008482:Mediastinum / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D012121:Respiration, Artificial; D016103:Spinal Fractures / Q000150:complications*; D013167:Spondylitis, Ankylosing / Q000150:complications*; D014139:Tracheostomy / Q000379:methods*