Tracheo-innominate fistula as a late complication of prolonged intubation in a patient with mycobacterium tuberculosis: a case report

Abstract Background The tracheo-innominate fistula is a rare and potentially life-threatening entity that occurs in approximately less than 1% of patients after a tracheostomy. It occurs when the anterior wall of the trachea erodes and comes into contact with the posterior wall of the innominate art...

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Main Authors:	Mariana Isaza-Meza, Juan Sebastián Benavides-Aristizábal, Leidy Tatiana Bautista-Cerón, María Alejandra Garzón-Parra, Claudia Inés Birchenall-Jiménez
Format:	Artigo
Language:	Inglês
Published:	SpringerOpen 2023-12-01
Series:	Bulletin of the National Research Centre
Subjects:	Tracheo-innominate fistula Hemoptysis Tuberculosis Prolonged intubation Complications Tracheostomy
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1186/s42269-023-01156-0
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