Esophageal Obstruction in a Tracheostomized Infant

Partial esophageal obstruction was an unusual complication of tracheostomy in an infant. Emesis and failure to thrive prompted a modified barium-swallow study, which revealed that the tracheostomy tube was causing an obstruction in the proximal esophagus. Use of a shorter, customized tube eliminated...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Chest 1993-12, Vol.104 (6), p.1909-1910
Hauptverfasser:	Schnapf, Bruce M., Favrot, Jeanne, Dodson, Stephanie
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Anesthesia. Intensive care medicine. Transfusions. Cell therapy and gene therapy Biological and medical sciences Emergency and intensive respiratory care Esophageal Stenosis - diagnosis Esophageal Stenosis - etiology Female Humans Infant Intensive care medicine Intubation, Intratracheal - adverse effects Intubation, Intratracheal - instrumentation Medical sciences Tracheostomy - adverse effects Tracheostomy - instrumentation
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Zusammenfassung:	Partial esophageal obstruction was an unusual complication of tracheostomy in an infant. Emesis and failure to thrive prompted a modified barium-swallow study, which revealed that the tracheostomy tube was causing an obstruction in the proximal esophagus. Use of a shorter, customized tube eliminated the esophageal obstruction, allowing normal feeding and weight gain.
ISSN:	0012-3692 1931-3543
DOI:	10.1378/chest.104.6.1909