title: Acute airway distress secondary to iatrogenic injury during Tracheostomy.
abstract: Laceration and perforation of the membranous trachea are uncommon. We present a case of bilateral Pneumothorax, which developed subsequent to iatrogenic injury during tracheostomy.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Chhattisgarh, India  ; D-74, Sec-5 Devendra Nagar, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India.
authors.forename: Biju
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Pappachan
keywords: Pneumothorax; Tracheostomy