title: Fractured tracheostomy tube migrating into the tracheobronchial tree: a rare complication.
abstract: Tracheostomy is a life saving procedure and many patients are discharged with permanent tracheostomy tubes. We report the rare occurrence of a fractured tracheostomy tube migrating into the tracheobronchial tree and highlight the clinical manifestations of this uncommon complication that carries the potential risk of fatal respiratory obstruction.
authors.affiliation: Department of ENT, S.N. Medical College, Jodhpur (Rajasthan), India. drnavneet_agarwal@yahoo.co.in
authors.forename: Navneet
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Agarwal
authors.forename: Ritu
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Agarwal
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004868:Equipment Failure; D005260:Female; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D012128:Respiratory Distress Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D014139:Tracheostomy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation*