title: Unusual airway complication after percutaneous tracheotomy: case report and literature review.
abstract: We report a case of a 59-year-old male who experienced tracheoesophageal fistula and grade IV subglottic stenosis after percutaneous dilation tracheotomy. Although percutaneous tracheotomy is considered a safe procedure that is often performed in the intensive care unit setting, it is not without complications. While subglottic stenosis and tracheoesophageal fistula are known complications of percutaneous tracheotomy, this report discusses a patient who experienced both complications simultaneously. The purpose of this report is to discuss potential serious complications of percutaneous tracheotomy and their management, and to review the literature on percutaneous tracheotomy complications.
  
  
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authors: Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery.
authors: Christopher
authors: C
authors: Roxbury
authors: School of Medicine.
authors: Jesse
authors: J
authors: Qualliotine
authors: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.A.
authors: Daniela
authors: D
authors: Molena
authors: Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery.
authors: Young
authors: Y
authors: Kim
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D007828:Laryngoscopy; D007829:Laryngostenosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014135:Tracheal Stenosis / Q000601:surgery*; D014140:Tracheotomy / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods
keywords: Percutaneous tracheostomy; cricotracheal resection; subglottic stenosis; tracheoesophageal fistula