Kucuk Canan, Arda Kemal, Ata Naim, Turkkani Mustafa Hamidullah, Yildiz Özgür Ömer
Ankara 29 Mayıs Hosp., Dept of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, Turkey.
Ankara Atatürk Research and Education Hosp., Dept of Radiology, Turkey.
Respir Med Case Rep. 2016 Feb 8;17:86-9. doi: 10.1016/j.rmcr.2016.02.003. eCollection 2016.
Postintubation Tracheoesophageal fistula (TEF) is a rare complication. Acquired TEF most commonly occurred following prolonged mechanical ventilation with an endotracheal or tracheostomy tube, cuff-related tracheal injury, post-intubation injury. We present a case of both tracheomegaly and tracheosephagial fistula following mechanical ventilation for 15 days, in the light of the literature.