Treatment of latrogenic tracheal laceration with cervical mediastinotomy and tube drainage; a case report

Abstract

Tracheobronchial injury is a life threatening complication of endotracheal intubation. An intubation induced tracheal laceration diagnosed after massive subcutaneous emphysema, in a 7-year-old girl who underwent a cystotomy and capitonnage operation through a standard thoracotomy for pulmonary hydatid cyst is presented. She was treated with cervical mediastinotomy and tube drainage with an uneventful clinical outcome. Conservative and surgical treatment methods are discussed.